Denmark vs Norway: Legislative Corruption Score
Denmark
2.98
in 2025
Norway
3.22
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.22 against 2.98 in Denmark, a difference of 0.24.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.38 | 2.99 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.88 | 2.99 | 1.11 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.09 | 2.99 | 0.898 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2.08 | 3.18 | 1.09 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.08 | 3.22 | 1.14 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 3.22 | 0.9715 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.554 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.554 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.554 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.554 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.554 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.51 | 3.22 | 0.2873 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.22 against 2.98 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.24, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.