Ireland vs Norway: Democracy
Ireland
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Ireland rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 93 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and Norway?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Ireland 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).