Iraq vs Norway: Democracy
Iraq
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 83 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 2 | 0.4444 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Norway?
- Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Norway?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).