Which has higher key features of human rights, New Zealand or Norway?

New Zealand, at 0.948 against 0.947 in Norway as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Norway: Key features of human rights

New Zealand

0.948

in 2025

Norway

0.947

in 2025

New Zealand rank

8th

Norway rank

10th

Key features of human rights over time

New Zealand
Norway

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.948 against 0.947 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.901	0.7049	0.1961	New Zealand
1860s	0.9132	0.7629	0.1503	New Zealand
1870s	0.915	0.776	0.139	New Zealand
1880s	0.9246	0.8039	0.1207	New Zealand
1890s	0.9323	0.833	0.0993	New Zealand
1900s	0.9406	0.8509	0.0897	New Zealand
1910s	0.9276	0.849	0.0786	New Zealand
1920s	0.9418	0.849	0.0928	New Zealand
1930s	0.939	0.849	0.09	New Zealand
1940s	0.9281	0.5163	0.4118	New Zealand
1950s	0.9383	0.8877	0.0506	New Zealand
1960s	0.9505	0.923	0.0275	New Zealand
1970s	0.9567	0.929	0.0277	New Zealand
1980s	0.9623	0.9596	0.0027	New Zealand
1990s	0.961	0.968	0.007	Norway
2000s	0.961	0.971	0.01	Norway
2010s	0.9597	0.9689	0.0092	Norway
2020s	0.9517	0.9407	0.011	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, New Zealand or Norway?: New Zealand, at 0.948 against 0.947 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between New Zealand and Norway?: 0.001, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for key features of human rights?: New Zealand ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.