Japan vs Norway: Distribution of Democracy Index
Japan
20
in 2018
Norway
20
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Distribution of Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 20 against 20 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 3 | 2.7 | Norway |
| 1860s | 7.4 | 3 | 4.4 | Japan |
| 1870s | 11 | 5.1 | 5.9 | Japan |
| 1880s | 11 | 7.2 | 3.8 | Japan |
| 1890s | 11 | 10.4 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1900s | 11 | 20 | 9 | Norway |
| 1910s | 11 | 20 | 9 | Norway |
| 1920s | 11 | 20 | 9 | Norway |
| 1930s | 11 | 20 | 9 | Norway |
| 1950s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 20 against 20 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Japan and Norway?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
- Japan ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).