Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Norway

Norway: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 84.52 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
84.52 0-100
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
35th
of 208 countries
All-time high
93.27 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
81.57 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Norway, 1996–2025

0204060801001996201020251996: 93.3 0-1001998: 92.7 0-1002000: 93.1 0-1002002: 92.2 0-1002003: 86.2 0-1002004: 84.6 0-1002005: 87.7 0-1002006: 87 0-1002007: 87.1 0-1002008: 89 0-1002009: 90.2 0-1002010: 90.3 0-1002011: 89 0-1002012: 88.8 0-1002013: 88.4 0-1002014: 86.4 0-1002015: 86.2 0-1002016: 85.7 0-1002017: 85 0-1002018: 85 0-1002019: 84.4 0-1002020: 86.6 0-1002021: 84.4 0-1002022: 81.6 0-1002023: 82.1 0-1002024: 82.4 0-1002025: 84.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - governance score in Norway stood at 84.52 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Norway peaked at 93.27 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 81.57 0-100, in 2022.

That places Norway 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Norway, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 93.27 0-100 —
1998 92.74 0-100 -0.6%
2000 93.12 0-100 +0.4%
2002 92.17 0-100 -1.0%
2003 86.21 0-100 -6.5%
2004 84.55 0-100 -1.9%
2005 87.73 0-100 +3.8%
2006 86.97 0-100 -0.9%
2007 87.14 0-100 +0.2%
2008 89.04 0-100 +2.2%
2009 90.24 0-100 +1.3%
2010 90.26 0-100 +0.0%
2011 89.04 0-100 -1.3%
2012 88.77 0-100 -0.3%
2013 88.36 0-100 -0.5%
2014 86.39 0-100 -2.2%
2015 86.19 0-100 -0.2%
2016 85.74 0-100 -0.5%
2017 85.03 0-100 -0.8%
2018 85.01 0-100 -0.0%
2019 84.43 0-100 -0.7%
2020 86.58 0-100 +2.5%
2021 84.35 0-100 -2.6%
2022 81.57 0-100 -3.3%
2023 82.15 0-100 +0.7%
2024 82.36 0-100 +0.3%
2025 84.52 0-100 +2.6%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 84.52 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 84.52 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.4 0-100, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.01 0-100 92.74 0-100 93.27 0-100 2
2000s 88.57 0-100 84.55 0-100 93.12 0-100 9
2010s 86.92 0-100 84.43 0-100 90.26 0-100 10
2020s 83.59 0-100 81.57 0-100 86.58 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.34 0-100 compare
  2. 33 Switzerland 85.22 0-100 compare
  3. 34 Bermuda 84.54 0-100 compare
  4. 36 Botswana 84.51 0-100 compare
  5. 37 Macao 84.27 0-100 compare
  6. 38 Qatar 83.86 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Norway?
Political stability - governance score in Norway was 84.52 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 93.27 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 81.57 0-100 in 2022.
How does Norway rank for political stability - governance score?
Norway ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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