Australia vs Norway: Rule of law index
Australia
0.99
in 2025
Norway
0.986
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Norway rank
7th
Rule of law index over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.99 against 0.986 in Norway, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.777 | 0.708 | 0.069 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.476 | 0.708 | 0.232 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.347 | 0.708 | 0.361 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.819 | 0.8332 | 0.0142 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.8785 | 0.953 | 0.0745 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.904 | 0.953 | 0.049 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.904 | 0.953 | 0.049 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.9312 | 0.953 | 0.0218 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.972 | 0.953 | 0.019 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.972 | 0.953 | 0.019 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.972 | 0.9542 | 0.0178 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.972 | 0.959 | 0.013 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9749 | 0.959 | 0.0159 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9768 | 0.959 | 0.0178 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9772 | 0.9602 | 0.017 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9764 | 0.962 | 0.0144 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9761 | 0.8647 | 0.1114 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.99 | 0.9879 | 0.0021 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.99 | 0.9932 | 0.0032 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9905 | 0.994 | 0.0035 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.993 | 0.994 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.993 | 0.994 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.993 | 0.994 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9898 | 0.9939 | 0.0041 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9897 | 0.9853 | 0.0043 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 0.99 against 0.986 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Australia and Norway?
- 0.004, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for rule of law index?
- Australia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.