Italy vs Norway: Liberal democracy
Italy
3
in 2025
Norway
3
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3 against 3 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Norway |
| 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, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 3 against 3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Italy and Norway?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Italy 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.