Austria vs Norway: Democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Norway
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 2 | 1.22 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Norway?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Norway?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.