Norway vs United Kingdom: Suffrage

Norway
100
in 2025
United Kingdom
100
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 100 against 100 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Norway ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0 2.5 2.5 United Kingdom
1790s 0 2.5 2.5 United Kingdom
1800s 0 2.5 2.5 United Kingdom
1810s 11.8 2.5 9.3 Norway
1820s 17.8 2.5 15.3 Norway
1830s 15.2 7.3 7.9 Norway
1840s 15 8.5 6.5 Norway
1850s 14.3 8.5 5.8 Norway
1860s 13.6 12.25 1.35 Norway
1870s 12.3 20 7.7 United Kingdom
1880s 16.8 29 12.2 United Kingdom
1890s 26 35 9 United Kingdom
1900s 50 35 15 Norway
1910s 80 41.5 38.5 Norway
1920s 100 100 0 —
1930s 100 100 0 —
1940s 100 100 0 —
1950s 100 100 0 —
1960s 100 100 0 —
1970s 100 100 0 —
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, Norway or United Kingdom?
Norway, at 100 against 100 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Norway and United Kingdom?
0, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for suffrage?
Norway ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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