Israel vs Norway: Democracy

Israel
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Israel rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Israel
  • Norway
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.

Across all 71 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Norway Difference Ahead
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, Israel or Norway?
Israel, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Israel and Norway?
0, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Israel and Norway rank globally for democracy?
Israel 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).