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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Norway

Norway: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.965 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.965
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.978
in 1990
All-time low
0.276
in 1944
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Norway, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Norway is 0.965, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Norway peaked at 0.978 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.276, in 1944.

That places Norway 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 236 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Norway, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.376 —
1790 0.376 +0.0%
1791 0.376 +0.0%
1792 0.376 +0.0%
1793 0.376 +0.0%
1794 0.376 +0.0%
1795 0.376 +0.0%
1796 0.376 +0.0%
1797 0.376 +0.0%
1798 0.376 +0.0%
1799 0.376 +0.0%
1800 0.376 +0.0%
1801 0.376 +0.0%
1802 0.376 +0.0%
1803 0.376 +0.0%
1804 0.376 +0.0%
1805 0.376 +0.0%
1806 0.376 +0.0%
1807 0.376 +0.0%
1808 0.376 +0.0%
1809 0.376 +0.0%
1810 0.376 +0.0%
1811 0.376 +0.0%
1812 0.376 +0.0%
1813 0.376 +0.0%
1815 0.716 +90.4%
1816 0.716 +0.0%
1817 0.716 +0.0%
1818 0.716 +0.0%
1819 0.716 +0.0%
1820 0.716 +0.0%
1821 0.716 +0.0%
1822 0.716 +0.0%
1823 0.716 +0.0%
1824 0.716 +0.0%
1825 0.716 +0.0%
1826 0.716 +0.0%
1827 0.716 +0.0%
1828 0.716 +0.0%
1829 0.716 +0.0%
1830 0.716 +0.0%
1831 0.716 +0.0%
1832 0.716 +0.0%
1833 0.751 +4.9%
1834 0.751 +0.0%
1835 0.751 +0.0%
1836 0.751 +0.0%
1837 0.751 +0.0%
1838 0.751 +0.0%
1839 0.751 +0.0%
1840 0.751 +0.0%
1841 0.751 +0.0%
1842 0.766 +2.0%
1843 0.766 +0.0%
1844 0.766 +0.0%
1845 0.766 +0.0%
1846 0.766 +0.0%
1847 0.766 +0.0%
1848 0.766 +0.0%
1849 0.766 +0.0%
1850 0.766 +0.0%
1851 0.766 +0.0%
1852 0.767 +0.1%
1853 0.767 +0.0%
1854 0.781 +1.8%
1855 0.775 -0.8%
1856 0.775 +0.0%
1857 0.775 +0.0%
1858 0.775 +0.0%
1859 0.775 +0.0%
1860 0.775 +0.0%
1861 0.796 +2.7%
1862 0.796 +0.0%
1863 0.796 +0.0%
1864 0.796 +0.0%
1865 0.796 +0.0%
1866 0.796 +0.0%
1867 0.796 +0.0%
1868 0.796 +0.0%
1869 0.796 +0.0%
1870 0.827 +3.9%
1871 0.827 +0.0%
1872 0.827 +0.0%
1873 0.827 +0.0%
1874 0.827 +0.0%
1875 0.827 +0.0%
1876 0.827 +0.0%
1877 0.827 +0.0%
1878 0.827 +0.0%
1879 0.827 +0.0%
1880 0.828 +0.1%
1881 0.828 +0.0%
1882 0.828 +0.0%
1883 0.828 +0.0%
1884 0.828 +0.0%
1885 0.891 +7.6%
1886 0.891 +0.0%
1887 0.891 +0.0%
1888 0.904 +1.5%
1889 0.91 +0.7%
1890 0.91 +0.0%
1891 0.91 +0.0%
1892 0.91 +0.0%
1893 0.91 +0.0%
1894 0.91 +0.0%
1895 0.91 +0.0%
1896 0.91 +0.0%
1897 0.91 +0.0%
1898 0.91 +0.0%
1899 0.91 +0.0%
1900 0.915 +0.5%
1901 0.915 +0.0%
1902 0.915 +0.0%
1903 0.915 +0.0%
1904 0.915 +0.0%
1905 0.915 +0.0%
1906 0.915 +0.0%
1907 0.915 +0.0%
1908 0.915 +0.0%
1909 0.915 +0.0%
1910 0.915 +0.0%
1911 0.915 +0.0%
1912 0.915 +0.0%
1913 0.915 +0.0%
1914 0.915 +0.0%
1915 0.915 +0.0%
1916 0.914 -0.1%
1917 0.914 +0.0%
1918 0.914 +0.0%
1919 0.914 +0.0%
1920 0.915 +0.1%
1921 0.915 +0.0%
1922 0.915 +0.0%
1923 0.915 +0.0%
1924 0.915 +0.0%
1925 0.915 +0.0%
1926 0.915 +0.0%
1927 0.915 +0.0%
1928 0.915 +0.0%
1929 0.915 +0.0%
1930 0.915 +0.0%
1931 0.915 +0.0%
1932 0.915 +0.0%
1933 0.915 +0.0%
1934 0.915 +0.0%
1935 0.915 +0.0%
1936 0.915 +0.0%
1937 0.915 +0.0%
1938 0.915 +0.0%
1939 0.915 +0.0%
1940 0.516 -43.6%
1941 0.452 -12.4%
1942 0.277 -38.7%
1943 0.277 +0.0%
1944 0.276 -0.4%
1945 0.532 +92.8%
1946 0.915 +72.0%
1947 0.915 +0.0%
1948 0.919 +0.4%
1949 0.919 +0.0%
1950 0.925 +0.7%
1951 0.929 +0.4%
1952 0.929 +0.0%
1953 0.931 +0.2%
1954 0.931 +0.0%
1955 0.931 +0.0%
1956 0.931 +0.0%
1957 0.942 +1.2%
1958 0.942 +0.0%
1959 0.942 +0.0%
1960 0.945 +0.3%
1961 0.945 +0.0%
1962 0.945 +0.0%
1963 0.945 +0.0%
1964 0.966 +2.2%
1965 0.973 +0.7%
1966 0.973 +0.0%
1967 0.973 +0.0%
1968 0.973 +0.0%
1969 0.973 +0.0%
1970 0.974 +0.1%
1971 0.974 +0.0%
1972 0.974 +0.0%
1973 0.974 +0.0%
1974 0.974 +0.0%
1975 0.974 +0.0%
1976 0.974 +0.0%
1977 0.974 +0.0%
1978 0.974 +0.0%
1979 0.974 +0.0%
1980 0.976 +0.2%
1981 0.977 +0.1%
1982 0.977 +0.0%
1983 0.977 +0.0%
1984 0.977 +0.0%
1985 0.977 +0.0%
1986 0.977 +0.0%
1987 0.977 +0.0%
1988 0.977 +0.0%
1989 0.977 +0.0%
1990 0.978 +0.1%
1991 0.978 +0.0%
1992 0.978 +0.0%
1993 0.978 +0.0%
1994 0.978 +0.0%
1995 0.978 +0.0%
1996 0.978 +0.0%
1997 0.978 +0.0%
1998 0.978 +0.0%
1999 0.978 +0.0%
2000 0.978 +0.0%
2001 0.978 +0.0%
2002 0.978 +0.0%
2003 0.978 +0.0%
2004 0.978 +0.0%
2005 0.978 +0.0%
2006 0.978 +0.0%
2007 0.978 +0.0%
2008 0.978 +0.0%
2009 0.978 +0.0%
2010 0.978 +0.0%
2011 0.978 +0.0%
2012 0.978 +0.0%
2013 0.978 +0.0%
2014 0.978 +0.0%
2015 0.978 +0.0%
2016 0.978 +0.0%
2017 0.978 +0.0%
2018 0.976 -0.2%
2019 0.973 -0.3%
2020 0.957 -1.6%
2021 0.957 +0.0%
2022 0.956 -0.1%
2023 0.956 +0.0%
2024 0.965 +0.9%
2025 0.965 +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.965 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.965 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.376 0.376 0.376 1
1790s 0.376 0.376 0.376 10
1800s 0.376 0.376 0.376 10
1810s 0.5649 0.376 0.716 9
1820s 0.716 0.716 0.716 10
1830s 0.7405 0.716 0.751 10
1840s 0.763 0.751 0.766 10
1850s 0.7722 0.766 0.781 10
1860s 0.7939 0.775 0.796 10
1870s 0.827 0.827 0.827 10
1880s 0.8627 0.828 0.91 10
1890s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
1900s 0.915 0.915 0.915 10
1910s 0.9146 0.914 0.915 10
1920s 0.915 0.915 0.915 10
1930s 0.915 0.915 0.915 10
1940s 0.5998 0.276 0.919 10
1950s 0.9333 0.925 0.942 10
1960s 0.9611 0.945 0.973 10
1970s 0.974 0.974 0.974 10
1980s 0.9769 0.976 0.977 10
1990s 0.978 0.978 0.978 10
2000s 0.978 0.978 0.978 10
2010s 0.9773 0.973 0.978 10
2020s 0.9593 0.956 0.965 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 2 Sweden 0.975 compare
  2. 3 Switzerland 0.969 compare
  3. 4 Germany 0.966 compare
  4. 5 Finland 0.965 compare
  5. 7 Australia 0.955 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 0.954 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Norway?
Liberal political institutions index in Norway was 0.965 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.978 in 1990.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1944.
How does Norway rank for liberal political institutions index?
Norway ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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