Which has higher age of democracy, Ireland or Norway?

Ireland, at 98 years against 74 years in Norway as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?

93 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Norway: Age of democracy

Ireland

98 years

in 2018

Norway

74 years

in 2018

Ireland rank

8th

Norway rank

11th

Age of democracy over time

Ireland
Norway

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 98 years against 74 years in Norway, a difference of 24 years.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 93 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Norway ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 11th of 110 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1920s	5 years	28 years	23 years	Norway
1930s	14.5 years	37.5 years	23 years	Norway
1940s	27 years	3 years	24 years	Ireland
1950s	34.5 years	10.5 years	24 years	Ireland
1960s	44.5 years	20.5 years	24 years	Ireland
1970s	54.5 years	30.5 years	24 years	Ireland
1980s	64.5 years	40.5 years	24 years	Ireland
1990s	74.5 years	50.5 years	24 years	Ireland
2000s	84.5 years	60.5 years	24 years	Ireland
2010s	94 years	70 years	24 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of democracy, Ireland or Norway?: Ireland, at 98 years against 74 years in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in age of democracy between Ireland and Norway?: 24 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?: 93 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for age of democracy?: Ireland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 11th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Norway: Age of democracy. Statizoid, drawing on Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/age-of-democracy-polity/ireland/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/age-of-democracy-polity/ireland/norway/">Ireland vs Norway: Age of democracy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Age of democracy
Unit: years
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,915 data points, 1801–2019
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of consecutive years in a democracy.