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Free and fair elections index in Norway

Norway: Free and fair elections index was 0.966 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.966
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.968
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Free and fair elections index in Norway, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, free and fair elections index in Norway stood at 0.966.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Norway peaked at 0.968 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Free and fair elections index in Norway, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0.539 —
1815 0.788 +46.2%
1816 0.788 +0.0%
1817 0.787 -0.1%
1818 0.787 +0.0%
1819 0.787 +0.0%
1820 0.784 -0.4%
1821 0.784 +0.0%
1822 0.784 +0.0%
1823 0.781 -0.4%
1824 0.781 +0.0%
1825 0.781 +0.0%
1826 0.787 +0.8%
1827 0.787 +0.0%
1828 0.787 +0.0%
1829 0.781 -0.8%
1830 0.781 +0.0%
1831 0.781 +0.0%
1832 0.784 +0.4%
1833 0.784 +0.0%
1834 0.784 +0.0%
1835 0.79 +0.8%
1836 0.79 +0.0%
1837 0.79 +0.0%
1838 0.797 +0.9%
1839 0.797 +0.0%
1840 0.797 +0.0%
1841 0.783 -1.8%
1842 0.783 +0.0%
1843 0.783 +0.0%
1844 0.785 +0.3%
1845 0.785 +0.0%
1846 0.785 +0.0%
1847 0.787 +0.3%
1848 0.787 +0.0%
1849 0.787 +0.0%
1850 0.79 +0.4%
1851 0.79 +0.0%
1852 0.79 +0.0%
1853 0.791 +0.1%
1854 0.791 +0.0%
1855 0.791 +0.0%
1856 0.786 -0.6%
1857 0.786 +0.0%
1858 0.786 +0.0%
1859 0.791 +0.6%
1860 0.791 +0.0%
1861 0.791 +0.0%
1862 0.794 +0.4%
1863 0.794 +0.0%
1864 0.794 +0.0%
1865 0.794 +0.0%
1866 0.794 +0.0%
1867 0.794 +0.0%
1868 0.786 -1.0%
1869 0.786 +0.0%
1870 0.789 +0.4%
1871 0.789 +0.0%
1872 0.789 +0.0%
1873 0.797 +1.0%
1874 0.797 +0.0%
1875 0.797 +0.0%
1876 0.782 -1.9%
1877 0.782 +0.0%
1878 0.782 +0.0%
1879 0.786 +0.5%
1880 0.789 +0.4%
1881 0.789 +0.0%
1882 0.787 -0.3%
1883 0.787 +0.0%
1884 0.787 +0.0%
1885 0.878 +11.6%
1886 0.878 +0.0%
1887 0.878 +0.0%
1888 0.875 -0.3%
1889 0.873 -0.2%
1890 0.873 +0.0%
1891 0.873 +0.0%
1892 0.873 +0.0%
1893 0.873 +0.0%
1894 0.875 +0.2%
1895 0.879 +0.5%
1896 0.879 +0.0%
1897 0.876 -0.3%
1898 0.872 -0.5%
1899 0.872 +0.0%
1900 0.879 +0.8%
1901 0.891 +1.4%
1902 0.891 +0.0%
1903 0.875 -1.8%
1904 0.852 -2.6%
1905 0.855 +0.4%
1906 0.877 +2.6%
1907 0.88 +0.3%
1908 0.88 +0.0%
1909 0.879 -0.1%
1910 0.876 -0.3%
1911 0.876 +0.0%
1912 0.877 +0.1%
1913 0.881 +0.5%
1914 0.881 +0.0%
1915 0.885 +0.5%
1916 0.901 +1.8%
1917 0.901 +0.0%
1918 0.897 -0.4%
1919 0.881 -1.8%
1920 0.881 +0.0%
1921 0.88 -0.1%
1922 0.876 -0.5%
1923 0.876 +0.0%
1924 0.875 -0.1%
1925 0.871 -0.5%
1926 0.871 +0.0%
1927 0.872 +0.1%
1928 0.875 +0.3%
1929 0.875 +0.0%
1930 0.875 +0.0%
1931 0.874 -0.1%
1932 0.874 +0.0%
1933 0.873 -0.1%
1934 0.87 -0.3%
1935 0.87 +0.0%
1936 0.871 +0.1%
1937 0.872 +0.1%
1938 0.872 +0.0%
1939 0.872 +0.0%
1940 0.825 -5.4%
1941 0.604 -26.8%
1942 0 -100.0%
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0.218 —
1946 0.938 +330.3%
1947 0.938 +0.0%
1948 0.938 +0.0%
1949 0.938 +0.0%
1950 0.94 +0.2%
1951 0.94 +0.0%
1952 0.94 +0.0%
1953 0.94 +0.0%
1954 0.939 -0.1%
1955 0.939 +0.0%
1956 0.939 +0.0%
1957 0.939 +0.0%
1958 0.94 +0.1%
1959 0.94 +0.0%
1960 0.94 +0.0%
1961 0.941 +0.1%
1962 0.941 +0.0%
1963 0.941 +0.0%
1964 0.941 +0.0%
1965 0.941 +0.0%
1966 0.94 -0.1%
1967 0.94 +0.0%
1968 0.94 +0.0%
1969 0.941 +0.1%
1970 0.942 +0.1%
1971 0.942 +0.0%
1972 0.942 +0.0%
1973 0.942 +0.0%
1974 0.941 -0.1%
1975 0.941 +0.0%
1976 0.941 +0.0%
1977 0.941 +0.0%
1978 0.943 +0.2%
1979 0.943 +0.0%
1980 0.943 +0.0%
1981 0.942 -0.1%
1982 0.94 -0.2%
1983 0.94 +0.0%
1984 0.94 +0.0%
1985 0.94 +0.0%
1986 0.942 +0.2%
1987 0.942 +0.0%
1988 0.942 +0.0%
1989 0.941 -0.1%
1990 0.94 -0.1%
1991 0.94 +0.0%
1992 0.94 +0.0%
1993 0.94 +0.0%
1994 0.938 -0.2%
1995 0.938 +0.0%
1996 0.938 +0.0%
1997 0.939 +0.1%
1998 0.942 +0.3%
1999 0.942 +0.0%
2000 0.942 +0.0%
2001 0.942 +0.0%
2002 0.943 +0.1%
2003 0.943 +0.0%
2004 0.943 +0.0%
2005 0.946 +0.3%
2006 0.953 +0.7%
2007 0.953 +0.0%
2008 0.953 +0.0%
2009 0.954 +0.1%
2010 0.957 +0.3%
2011 0.957 +0.0%
2012 0.957 +0.0%
2013 0.959 +0.2%
2014 0.961 +0.2%
2015 0.968 +0.7%
2016 0.968 +0.0%
2017 0.967 -0.1%
2018 0.966 -0.1%
2019 0.966 +0.0%
2020 0.966 +0.0%
2021 0.966 +0.0%
2022 0.967 +0.1%
2023 0.967 +0.0%
2024 0.967 +0.0%
2025 0.966 -0.1%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.966 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.966 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0.4476 0 0.788 10
1820s 0.7837 0.781 0.787 10
1830s 0.7878 0.781 0.797 10
1840s 0.7862 0.783 0.797 10
1850s 0.7892 0.786 0.791 10
1860s 0.7918 0.786 0.794 10
1870s 0.789 0.782 0.797 10
1880s 0.8321 0.787 0.878 10
1890s 0.8745 0.872 0.879 10
1900s 0.8759 0.852 0.891 10
1910s 0.8856 0.876 0.901 10
1920s 0.8752 0.871 0.881 10
1930s 0.8723 0.87 0.875 10
1940s 0.5399 0 0.938 10
1950s 0.9396 0.939 0.94 10
1960s 0.9406 0.94 0.941 10
1970s 0.9418 0.941 0.943 10
1980s 0.9412 0.94 0.943 10
1990s 0.9397 0.938 0.942 10
2000s 0.9472 0.942 0.954 10
2010s 0.9626 0.957 0.968 10
2020s 0.9665 0.966 0.967 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Belgium 0.968 compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.962 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 0.961 compare
  4. 4 Finland 0.961 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections index in Norway?
Free and fair elections index in Norway was 0.966 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2015.
What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Norway rank for free and fair elections index?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Free and fair elections index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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