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
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed