Denmark vs Norway: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5 against 2.35 in Denmark, a difference of 0.15.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 | 2.13 | 0.2452 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 2.22 | 0.3386 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.41 | 0.0281 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.5 | 0.1582 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.5 against 2.35 in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.15, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.