Norway vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy
Norway
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Norway ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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
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).