Finland vs Norway: Human rights index vdem

Finland
0.947
in 2025
Norway
0.947
in 2025
Finland rank
10th
Norway rank
10th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.947 against 0.947 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1780s 0.626 0.312 0.314 Finland
1790s 0.626 0.312 0.314 Finland
1800s 0.6214 0.312 0.3094 Finland
1810s 0.58 0.3991 0.1809 Finland
1820s 0.58 0.482 0.098 Finland
1830s 0.58 0.4636 0.1164 Finland
1840s 0.58 0.5476 0.0324 Finland
1850s 0.58 0.6772 0.0972 Norway
1860s 0.5803 0.7629 0.1826 Norway
1870s 0.583 0.776 0.193 Norway
1880s 0.5838 0.8039 0.2201 Norway
1890s 0.591 0.833 0.242 Norway
1900s 0.6075 0.8509 0.2434 Norway
1910s 0.6067 0.849 0.2423 Norway
1920s 0.7278 0.849 0.1212 Norway
1930s 0.7279 0.849 0.1211 Norway
1940s 0.7713 0.5163 0.255 Finland
1950s 0.9319 0.8877 0.0442 Finland
1960s 0.938 0.923 0.015 Finland
1970s 0.9414 0.929 0.0124 Finland
1980s 0.9516 0.9596 0.008 Norway
1990s 0.9665 0.968 0.0015 Norway
2000s 0.967 0.971 0.004 Norway
2010s 0.9651 0.9689 0.0038 Norway
2020s 0.952 0.9407 0.0113 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Finland or Norway?
Finland, at 0.947 against 0.947 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Finland and Norway?
0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Finland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights 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
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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