Bahamas vs Norway: Electoral democracy

Bahamas
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Norway
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Norway Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.7 0.7 Norway
1920s 0 1 1 Norway
1930s 0 1 1 Norway
1940s 0 0.5 0.5 Norway
1950s 0 1 1 Norway
1960s 0.6 1 0.4 Norway
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Bahamas or Norway?
Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bahamas and Norway?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Norway?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Norway rank globally for electoral democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).