Denmark vs Norway: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Denmark
0.913
in 2025
Norway
0.89
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.913 against 0.89 in Norway, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 19 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.106 | 0.014 | 0.092 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 0.106 | 0.0873 | 0.0187 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 0.106 | 0.1536 | 0.0476 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.1321 | 0.1642 | 0.0321 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.1772 | 0.206 | 0.0288 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.3606 | 0.2512 | 0.1094 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.3629 | 0.2645 | 0.0984 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3596 | 0.2576 | 0.102 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.3474 | 0.3386 | 0.0088 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.354 | 0.3852 | 0.0312 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.5761 | 0.4719 | 0.1042 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.7135 | 0.6349 | 0.0786 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.8702 | 0.7085 | 0.1617 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.8568 | 0.7152 | 0.1416 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.654 | 0.4239 | 0.2301 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.9015 | 0.795 | 0.1065 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9032 | 0.8289 | 0.0743 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9071 | 0.8442 | 0.0629 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.9073 | 0.8639 | 0.0434 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.908 | 0.8808 | 0.0272 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.9142 | 0.895 | 0.0192 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9196 | 0.8955 | 0.0241 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9153 | 0.8902 | 0.0252 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.913 against 0.89 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.023, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.