Finland vs Norway: Rule of law index
Finland
0.985
in 2025
Norway
0.986
in 2025
Finland rank
8th
Norway rank
7th
Rule of law index over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.985 in Finland, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.849 | 0.708 | 0.141 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.849 | 0.708 | 0.141 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.8461 | 0.708 | 0.1381 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.82 | 0.8332 | 0.0132 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.82 | 0.953 | 0.133 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.82 | 0.9542 | 0.1342 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.7948 | 0.959 | 0.1642 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.7815 | 0.959 | 0.1775 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.8301 | 0.959 | 0.1289 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.9532 | 0.9602 | 0.007 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.9585 | 0.962 | 0.0035 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.9557 | 0.8647 | 0.091 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.987 | 0.9879 | 0.0009 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.989 | 0.9932 | 0.0042 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9888 | 0.994 | 0.0052 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9896 | 0.994 | 0.0044 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.991 | 0.994 | 0.003 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.991 | 0.994 | 0.003 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9916 | 0.9939 | 0.0023 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9898 | 0.9853 | 0.0045 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.986 against 0.985 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Finland and Norway?
- 0.001, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for rule of law index?
- Finland ranks 8th 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.