New Zealand vs Norway: Liberal democracy
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Norway
3
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3 against 3 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 3 | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 3 against 3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for liberal democracy?
- New Zealand 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.