Italy vs Norway: Private civil liberties index
Italy
0.914
in 2025
Norway
0.91
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
Norway rank
24th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.914 against 0.91 in Norway, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 21st and Norway ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.257 | 0.283 | 0.026 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.257 | 0.283 | 0.026 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.257 | 0.283 | 0.026 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.287 | 0.3839 | 0.0969 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.531 | 0.4681 | 0.0629 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.5774 | 0.6329 | 0.0555 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.6223 | 0.649 | 0.0267 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.626 | 0.6913 | 0.0653 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.626 | 0.748 | 0.122 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.632 | 0.809 | 0.177 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.6088 | 0.811 | 0.2022 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4173 | 0.814 | 0.3967 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2524 | 0.814 | 0.5616 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.474 | 0.5278 | 0.0538 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.7942 | 0.8628 | 0.0686 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.8397 | 0.935 | 0.0953 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.8716 | 0.935 | 0.0634 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.932 | 0.9625 | 0.0305 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.932 | 0.964 | 0.032 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.932 | 0.964 | 0.032 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9353 | 0.9604 | 0.0251 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.8965 | 0.8915 | 0.005 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 0.914 against 0.91 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Italy and Norway?
- 0.004, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Italy ranks 21st and Norway ranks 24th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.