Denmark vs Norway: Varieties of democracy
Denmark
0.913
in 2025
Norway
0.89
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Varieties of democracy over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.913 against 0.89 in Norway, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.