Luxembourg vs Norway: Democracy

Luxembourg
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Luxembourg ahead.

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

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Norway Difference Ahead
1860s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1870s 1 0.7 0.3 Luxembourg
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 2 1.2 0.8 Luxembourg
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2 0
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, Luxembourg or Norway?
Luxembourg, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Norway?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
147 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for democracy?
Luxembourg 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).