Norway vs Spain: Liberal democracy
Norway
3
in 2025
Spain
3
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | Norway |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Norway and Spain?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Norway ranks 1st and Spain 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.