Brazil vs Norway: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Brazil
0.94
in 2025
Norway
0.938
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
Norway rank
27th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.94 against 0.938 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.018 | 0.224 | 0.206 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.018 | 0.224 | 0.206 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.018 | 0.224 | 0.206 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.018 | 0.224 | 0.206 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.0304 | 0.224 | 0.1936 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.035 | 0.2886 | 0.2536 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.035 | 0.439 | 0.404 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.035 | 0.439 | 0.404 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.035 | 0.439 | 0.404 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.035 | 0.439 | 0.404 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.035 | 0.4394 | 0.4044 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.8789 | 0.439 | 0.4399 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.973 | 0.224 | 0.749 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.973 | 0.224 | 0.749 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.973 | 0.224 | 0.749 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.4472 | 0.224 | 0.2232 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.6229 | 0.2491 | 0.3738 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.951 | 0.473 | 0.478 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.8482 | 0.473 | 0.3752 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.774 | 0.709 | 0.065 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.9048 | 0.945 | 0.0402 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.973 | 0.945 | 0.028 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9738 | 0.945 | 0.0288 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9723 | 0.9401 | 0.0322 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.955 | 0.938 | 0.017 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Brazil or Norway?
- Brazil, at 0.94 against 0.938 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Brazil and Norway?
- 0.002, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.