Justified Political Positions Score in Norway

Norway: Justified Political Positions Score was 3.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
3.35
in 1946
All-time low
0.363
in 1940
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Norway, 1900–2025

0123190019622025

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 3.35 for justified political positions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Norway peaked at 3.35 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.363, in 1940.

Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1.75 1.75 1.75 10
1910s 1.75 1.75 1.75 10
1920s 1.75 1.75 1.75 10
1930s 1.75 1.75 1.75 10
1940s 1.56 0.363 3.35 10
1950s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
1960s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
1970s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
1980s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
1990s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
2000s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
2010s 3.35 3.35 3.35 10
2020s 3.35 3.35 3.35 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Germany 3.74 compare
  2. 4 Switzerland 3.06 compare
  3. 5 South Korea 2.92 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Norway?
Justified political positions score in Norway was 3.35 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3.35 in 1946.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.363 in 1940.
How does Norway rank for justified political positions score?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.