What is egalitarian democracy index in Norway?

Egalitarian democracy index in Norway was 0.844 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.863 in 2010.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1943.

How does Norway rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Norway ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.844 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.844

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

2nd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.863

in 2010

All-time low

0.21

in 1943

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Norway stood at 0.844.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Norway peaked at 0.863 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1943.

Norway ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.33	—
1901	0.333	+0.9%
1902	0.333	+0.0%
1903	0.33	-0.9%
1904	0.327	-0.9%
1905	0.327	+0.0%
1906	0.392	+19.9%
1907	0.394	+0.5%
1908	0.394	+0.0%
1909	0.393	-0.3%
1910	0.398	+1.3%
1911	0.398	+0.0%
1912	0.398	+0.0%
1913	0.409	+2.8%
1914	0.533	+30.3%
1915	0.533	+0.0%
1916	0.534	+0.2%
1917	0.532	-0.4%
1918	0.538	+1.1%
1919	0.53	-1.5%
1920	0.538	+1.5%
1921	0.539	+0.2%
1922	0.541	+0.4%
1923	0.541	+0.0%
1924	0.54	-0.2%
1925	0.538	-0.4%
1926	0.538	+0.0%
1927	0.538	+0.0%
1928	0.542	+0.7%
1929	0.544	+0.4%
1930	0.56	+2.9%
1931	0.561	+0.2%
1932	0.561	+0.0%
1933	0.562	+0.2%
1934	0.562	+0.0%
1935	0.582	+3.6%
1936	0.583	+0.2%
1937	0.585	+0.3%
1938	0.587	+0.3%
1939	0.586	-0.2%
1940	0.285	-51.4%
1941	0.265	-7.0%
1942	0.213	-19.6%
1943	0.21	-1.4%
1944	0.21	+0.0%
1945	0.283	+34.8%
1946	0.663	+134.3%
1947	0.663	+0.0%
1948	0.667	+0.6%
1949	0.667	+0.0%
1950	0.69	+3.4%
1951	0.69	+0.0%
1952	0.69	+0.0%
1953	0.689	-0.1%
1954	0.704	+2.2%
1955	0.704	+0.0%
1956	0.72	+2.3%
1957	0.724	+0.6%
1958	0.728	+0.6%
1959	0.728	+0.0%
1960	0.75	+3.0%
1961	0.752	+0.3%
1962	0.755	+0.4%
1963	0.755	+0.0%
1964	0.755	+0.0%
1965	0.755	+0.0%
1966	0.754	-0.1%
1967	0.754	+0.0%
1968	0.753	-0.1%
1969	0.758	+0.7%
1970	0.798	+5.3%
1971	0.798	+0.0%
1972	0.798	+0.0%
1973	0.798	+0.0%
1974	0.798	+0.0%
1975	0.798	+0.0%
1976	0.798	+0.0%
1977	0.798	+0.0%
1978	0.798	+0.0%
1979	0.798	+0.0%
1980	0.82	+2.8%
1981	0.82	+0.0%
1982	0.82	+0.0%
1983	0.82	+0.0%
1984	0.82	+0.0%
1985	0.82	+0.0%
1986	0.823	+0.4%
1987	0.823	+0.0%
1988	0.823	+0.0%
1989	0.822	-0.1%
1990	0.84	+2.2%
1991	0.84	+0.0%
1992	0.84	+0.0%
1993	0.84	+0.0%
1994	0.84	+0.0%
1995	0.84	+0.0%
1996	0.84	+0.0%
1997	0.841	+0.1%
1998	0.842	+0.1%
1999	0.842	+0.0%
2000	0.851	+1.1%
2001	0.852	+0.1%
2002	0.853	+0.1%
2003	0.853	+0.0%
2004	0.853	+0.0%
2005	0.855	+0.2%
2006	0.859	+0.5%
2007	0.859	+0.0%
2008	0.859	+0.0%
2009	0.86	+0.1%
2010	0.863	+0.3%
2011	0.862	-0.1%
2012	0.862	+0.0%
2013	0.852	-1.2%
2014	0.857	+0.6%
2015	0.861	+0.5%
2016	0.845	-1.9%
2017	0.842	-0.4%
2018	0.842	+0.0%
2019	0.851	+1.1%
2020	0.844	-0.8%
2021	0.846	+0.2%
2022	0.845	-0.1%
2023	0.843	-0.2%
2024	0.843	+0.0%
2025	0.844	+0.1%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.844 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.844 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1946	+134.3%	0.283	0.663
1940	-51.4%	0.586	0.285
1945	+34.8%	0.21	0.283
1914	+30.3%	0.409	0.533

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3553	0.327	0.394	10
1910s	0.4803	0.398	0.538	10
1920s	0.5399	0.538	0.544	10
1930s	0.5729	0.56	0.587	10
1940s	0.4126	0.21	0.667	10
1950s	0.7067	0.689	0.728	10
1960s	0.7541	0.75	0.758	10
1970s	0.798	0.798	0.798	10
1980s	0.8211	0.82	0.823	10
1990s	0.8405	0.84	0.842	10
2000s	0.8554	0.851	0.86	10
2010s	0.8537	0.842	0.863	10
2020s	0.8442	0.843	0.846	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Norway?: Egalitarian democracy index in Norway was 0.844 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.863 in 2010.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1943.
How does Norway rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Norway ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.