Denmark vs Norway: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Denmark
0.876
in 2025
Norway
0.844
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.876 against 0.844 in Norway, a difference of 0.032.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4547 | 0.3553 | 0.0994 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.5844 | 0.4803 | 0.1041 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.7513 | 0.5399 | 0.2114 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.7496 | 0.5729 | 0.1767 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.592 | 0.4126 | 0.1794 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.812 | 0.7067 | 0.1053 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.8362 | 0.7541 | 0.0821 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.8688 | 0.798 | 0.0708 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.8691 | 0.8211 | 0.048 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.8686 | 0.8405 | 0.0281 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8755 | 0.8554 | 0.0201 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.882 | 0.8537 | 0.0283 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.8442 | 0.0337 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.876 against 0.844 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.032, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.