Norway vs Peru: Democracy

Norway
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Norway rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Norway
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

Norway ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 0 1 1 Peru
1830s 0 1 1 Peru
1840s 0 1 1 Peru
1850s 0 1 1 Peru
1860s 0 1 1 Peru
1870s 0.7 1 0.3 Peru
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1.2 1 0.2 Norway
1900s 2 1 1 Norway
1910s 2 1 1 Norway
1920s 2 0 2 Norway
1930s 2 0.9 1.1 Norway
1940s 2 0.6 1.4 Norway
1950s 2 1 1 Norway
1960s 2 0.7 1.3 Norway
1970s 2 0.2 1.8 Norway
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Norway
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Norway
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Norway or Peru?
Norway, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Peru?
0, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Peru?
191 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
How do Norway and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Norway ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 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).