Ireland vs Norway: Liberal democracy
Ireland
3
in 2025
Norway
3
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3 against 3 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.3 | 2 | 0.3 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 3 against 3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Ireland and Norway?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.