Ireland vs Norway: Equal rights protection index
Ireland
0.958
in 2025
Norway
0.956
in 2025
Ireland rank
6th
Norway rank
8th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.958 against 0.956 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.023 | 0.446 | 0.423 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.023 | 0.446 | 0.423 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.023 | 0.446 | 0.423 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.023 | 0.446 | 0.423 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.0372 | 0.446 | 0.4088 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.165 | 0.446 | 0.281 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.165 | 0.446 | 0.281 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.1699 | 0.446 | 0.2761 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.214 | 0.446 | 0.232 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.4175 | 0.709 | 0.2915 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.621 | 0.709 | 0.088 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.621 | 0.709 | 0.088 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.685 | 0.726 | 0.041 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.6964 | 0.7254 | 0.029 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.7774 | 0.72 | 0.0574 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.831 | 0.774 | 0.057 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.831 | 0.802 | 0.029 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.831 | 0.856 | 0.025 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.859 | 0.906 | 0.047 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.887 | 0.961 | 0.074 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.905 | 0.975 | 0.07 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9482 | 0.975 | 0.0268 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9503 | 0.975 | 0.0247 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9487 | 0.9799 | 0.0312 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.958 | 0.956 | 0.002 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 0.958 against 0.956 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.002, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.