Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Norway

Norway: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 1.79 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.79
in 1946
All-time low
-1.87
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Norway, 1789–2025

-2-1012178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Norway recorded 1.79 for foreign policy free from interference of other states score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Norway peaked at 1.79 in 1946 and was at its lowest, -1.87, in 1940.

Norway ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 -0.72 —
1790 -0.72 -0.0%
1791 -0.72 -0.0%
1792 -0.72 -0.0%
1793 -0.72 -0.0%
1794 -0.72 -0.0%
1795 -0.72 -0.0%
1796 -0.72 -0.0%
1797 -0.72 -0.0%
1798 -0.72 -0.0%
1799 -0.72 -0.0%
1800 -0.72 -0.0%
1801 -0.72 -0.0%
1802 -0.72 -0.0%
1803 -0.72 -0.0%
1804 -0.72 -0.0%
1805 -0.72 -0.0%
1806 -0.72 -0.0%
1807 -0.72 -0.0%
1808 -0.72 -0.0%
1809 -0.72 -0.0%
1810 -0.72 -0.0%
1811 -0.72 -0.0%
1812 -0.72 -0.0%
1813 -0.72 -0.0%
1814 -0.72 -0.0%
1815 -0.72 -0.0%
1816 -0.72 -0.0%
1817 -0.72 -0.0%
1818 -0.72 -0.0%
1819 -0.72 -0.0%
1820 -0.72 -0.0%
1821 -0.72 -0.0%
1822 -0.72 -0.0%
1823 -0.72 -0.0%
1824 -0.72 -0.0%
1825 -0.72 -0.0%
1826 -0.72 -0.0%
1827 -0.72 -0.0%
1828 -0.72 -0.0%
1829 -0.72 -0.0%
1830 -0.72 -0.0%
1831 -0.72 -0.0%
1832 -0.72 -0.0%
1833 -0.72 -0.0%
1834 -0.72 -0.0%
1835 -0.72 -0.0%
1836 -0.72 -0.0%
1837 -0.72 -0.0%
1838 -0.72 -0.0%
1839 -0.72 -0.0%
1840 -0.72 -0.0%
1841 -0.72 -0.0%
1842 -0.72 -0.0%
1843 -0.72 -0.0%
1844 -0.72 -0.0%
1845 -0.72 -0.0%
1846 -0.72 -0.0%
1847 -0.72 -0.0%
1848 -0.72 -0.0%
1849 -0.72 -0.0%
1850 -0.72 -0.0%
1851 -0.72 -0.0%
1852 -0.72 -0.0%
1853 -0.72 -0.0%
1854 -0.72 -0.0%
1855 -0.72 -0.0%
1856 -0.72 -0.0%
1857 -0.72 -0.0%
1858 -0.72 -0.0%
1859 -0.72 -0.0%
1860 -0.72 -0.0%
1861 -0.72 -0.0%
1862 -0.72 -0.0%
1863 -0.72 -0.0%
1864 -0.72 -0.0%
1865 -0.72 -0.0%
1866 -0.72 -0.0%
1867 -0.72 -0.0%
1868 -0.72 -0.0%
1869 -0.72 -0.0%
1870 -0.72 -0.0%
1871 -0.72 -0.0%
1872 -0.72 -0.0%
1873 -0.72 -0.0%
1874 -0.72 -0.0%
1875 -0.72 -0.0%
1876 -0.72 -0.0%
1877 -0.72 -0.0%
1878 -0.72 -0.0%
1879 -0.72 -0.0%
1880 -0.72 -0.0%
1881 -0.72 -0.0%
1882 -0.72 -0.0%
1883 -0.72 -0.0%
1884 -0.72 -0.0%
1885 -0.72 -0.0%
1886 -0.72 -0.0%
1887 -0.72 -0.0%
1888 -0.72 -0.0%
1889 -0.72 -0.0%
1890 -0.72 -0.0%
1891 -0.72 -0.0%
1892 -0.72 -0.0%
1893 -0.72 -0.0%
1894 -0.72 -0.0%
1895 -0.72 -0.0%
1896 -0.72 -0.0%
1897 -0.72 -0.0%
1898 -0.72 -0.0%
1899 -0.72 -0.0%
1900 -0.72 -0.0%
1901 -0.72 -0.0%
1902 -0.72 -0.0%
1903 -0.72 -0.0%
1904 -0.72 -0.0%
1905 -0.269 -62.6%
1906 1.7 -730.5%
1907 1.7 +0.0%
1908 1.7 +0.0%
1909 1.7 +0.0%
1910 1.7 +0.0%
1911 1.7 +0.0%
1912 1.7 +0.0%
1913 1.7 +0.0%
1914 1.7 +0.0%
1915 1.7 +0.0%
1916 1.7 +0.0%
1917 1.7 +0.0%
1918 1.7 +0.0%
1919 1.7 +0.0%
1920 1.7 +0.0%
1921 1.7 +0.0%
1922 1.7 +0.0%
1923 1.7 +0.0%
1924 1.7 +0.0%
1925 1.7 +0.0%
1926 1.7 +0.0%
1927 1.7 +0.0%
1928 1.7 +0.0%
1929 1.7 +0.0%
1930 1.7 +0.0%
1931 1.7 +0.0%
1932 1.7 +0.0%
1933 1.7 +0.0%
1934 1.7 +0.0%
1935 1.7 +0.0%
1936 1.7 +0.0%
1937 1.7 +0.0%
1938 1.7 +0.0%
1939 1.7 +0.0%
1940 -1.87 -210.3%
1941 -1.87 -0.0%
1942 -1.87 -0.0%
1943 -1.87 -0.0%
1944 -1.87 -0.0%
1945 -1.87 -0.0%
1946 1.79 -195.7%
1947 1.79 +0.0%
1948 1.79 +0.0%
1949 1.79 +0.0%
1950 1.79 +0.0%
1951 1.79 +0.0%
1952 1.79 +0.0%
1953 1.79 +0.0%
1954 1.79 +0.0%
1955 1.79 +0.0%
1956 1.79 +0.0%
1957 1.79 +0.0%
1958 1.79 +0.0%
1959 1.79 +0.0%
1960 1.79 +0.0%
1961 1.79 +0.0%
1962 1.79 +0.0%
1963 1.79 +0.0%
1964 1.79 +0.0%
1965 1.79 +0.0%
1966 1.79 +0.0%
1967 1.79 +0.0%
1968 1.79 +0.0%
1969 1.79 +0.0%
1970 1.79 +0.0%
1971 1.79 +0.0%
1972 1.79 +0.0%
1973 1.79 +0.0%
1974 1.79 +0.0%
1975 1.79 +0.0%
1976 1.79 +0.0%
1977 1.79 +0.0%
1978 1.79 +0.0%
1979 1.79 +0.0%
1980 1.79 +0.0%
1981 1.79 +0.0%
1982 1.79 +0.0%
1983 1.79 +0.0%
1984 1.79 +0.0%
1985 1.79 +0.0%
1986 1.79 +0.0%
1987 1.79 +0.0%
1988 1.79 +0.0%
1989 1.79 +0.0%
1990 1.79 +0.0%
1991 1.79 +0.0%
1992 1.79 +0.0%
1993 1.79 +0.0%
1994 1.79 +0.0%
1995 1.79 +0.0%
1996 1.79 +0.0%
1997 1.79 +0.0%
1998 1.79 +0.0%
1999 1.79 +0.0%
2000 1.79 +0.0%
2001 1.79 +0.0%
2002 1.79 +0.0%
2003 1.79 +0.0%
2004 1.79 +0.0%
2005 1.79 +0.0%
2006 1.79 +0.0%
2007 1.79 +0.0%
2008 1.79 +0.0%
2009 1.79 +0.0%
2010 1.79 +0.0%
2011 1.79 +0.0%
2012 1.79 +0.0%
2013 1.79 +0.0%
2014 1.79 +0.0%
2015 1.79 +0.0%
2016 1.79 +0.0%
2017 1.79 +0.0%
2018 1.79 +0.0%
2019 1.79 +0.0%
2020 1.79 +0.0%
2021 1.79 +0.0%
2022 1.79 +0.0%
2023 1.79 +0.0%
2024 1.79 +0.0%
2025 1.79 +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 1.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 1.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.56, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 1
1790s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1800s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1810s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1820s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1830s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1840s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1850s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1860s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1870s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1880s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1890s -0.72 -0.72 -0.72 10
1900s 0.2915 -0.72 1.7 10
1910s 1.7 1.7 1.7 10
1920s 1.7 1.7 1.7 10
1930s 1.7 1.7 1.7 10
1940s -0.4062 -1.87 1.79 10
1950s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
1960s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
1970s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
1980s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
1990s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
2000s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
2010s 1.79 1.79 1.79 10
2020s 1.79 1.79 1.79 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 37 Thailand 1.82 compare
  2. 38 Jamaica 1.79 compare
  3. 38 Malta 1.79 compare
  4. 41 Singapore 1.78 compare
  5. 42 Bangladesh 1.76 compare
  6. 43 Slovenia 1.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Norway?
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Norway was 1.79 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 1946.
What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was -1.87 in 1940.
How does Norway rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Norway ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.