Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway
Norway: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 1.97 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway, 1990–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway stood at 1.97.
The figure is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway peaked at 2.68 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8609, in 2004.
Norway ranks 5th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.11 | — |
| 1991 | 2.29 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 2.37 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.52 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.68 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.61 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.32 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.53 | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 1.28 | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8996 | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8797 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8609 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8756 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9781 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 1.37 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.51 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.02 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.97 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.97 | -0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.303, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 | 1.53 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.8609 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.59 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Switzerland 2.58 compare
- 3 Vietnam 2.36 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 2.13 compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 1.82 compare
- 7 Singapore 1.78 compare
- 8 Tanzania 1.67 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Norway was 1.97 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 in 1994.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8609 in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.