Netherlands vs Norway: Democracy
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands 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).