What is human rights index in Norway?

Human rights index in Norway was 0.947 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 2000.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1944.

How does Norway rank for human rights index?

Norway ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Norway

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

Norway: Human Rights Index was 0.947 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.947

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.971

in 2000

All-time low

0.267

in 1944

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Norway, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Norway stood at 0.947.

The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Norway peaked at 0.971 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.267, in 1944.

That places Norway 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.312	—
1790	0.312	+0.0%
1791	0.312	+0.0%
1792	0.312	+0.0%
1793	0.312	+0.0%
1794	0.312	+0.0%
1795	0.312	+0.0%
1796	0.312	+0.0%
1797	0.312	+0.0%
1798	0.312	+0.0%
1799	0.312	+0.0%
1800	0.312	+0.0%
1801	0.312	+0.0%
1802	0.312	+0.0%
1803	0.312	+0.0%
1804	0.312	+0.0%
1805	0.312	+0.0%
1806	0.312	+0.0%
1807	0.312	+0.0%
1808	0.312	+0.0%
1809	0.312	+0.0%
1810	0.312	+0.0%
1811	0.312	+0.0%
1812	0.312	+0.0%
1813	0.312	+0.0%
1814	0.321	+2.9%
1815	0.474	+47.7%
1816	0.487	+2.7%
1817	0.487	+0.0%
1818	0.487	+0.0%
1819	0.487	+0.0%
1820	0.487	+0.0%
1821	0.487	+0.0%
1822	0.487	+0.0%
1823	0.487	+0.0%
1824	0.487	+0.0%
1825	0.487	+0.0%
1826	0.487	+0.0%
1827	0.487	+0.0%
1828	0.462	-5.1%
1829	0.462	+0.0%
1830	0.462	+0.0%
1831	0.462	+0.0%
1832	0.462	+0.0%
1833	0.462	+0.0%
1834	0.462	+0.0%
1835	0.462	+0.0%
1836	0.462	+0.0%
1837	0.462	+0.0%
1838	0.47	+1.7%
1839	0.47	+0.0%
1840	0.48	+2.1%
1841	0.48	+0.0%
1842	0.505	+5.2%
1843	0.573	+13.5%
1844	0.573	+0.0%
1845	0.573	+0.0%
1846	0.573	+0.0%
1847	0.573	+0.0%
1848	0.573	+0.0%
1849	0.573	+0.0%
1850	0.573	+0.0%
1851	0.573	+0.0%
1852	0.692	+20.8%
1853	0.692	+0.0%
1854	0.712	+2.9%
1855	0.706	-0.8%
1856	0.706	+0.0%
1857	0.706	+0.0%
1858	0.706	+0.0%
1859	0.706	+0.0%
1860	0.717	+1.6%
1861	0.768	+7.1%
1862	0.768	+0.0%
1863	0.768	+0.0%
1864	0.768	+0.0%
1865	0.768	+0.0%
1866	0.768	+0.0%
1867	0.768	+0.0%
1868	0.768	+0.0%
1869	0.768	+0.0%
1870	0.776	+1.0%
1871	0.776	+0.0%
1872	0.776	+0.0%
1873	0.776	+0.0%
1874	0.776	+0.0%
1875	0.776	+0.0%
1876	0.776	+0.0%
1877	0.776	+0.0%
1878	0.776	+0.0%
1879	0.776	+0.0%
1880	0.789	+1.7%
1881	0.789	+0.0%
1882	0.789	+0.0%
1883	0.789	+0.0%
1884	0.81	+2.7%
1885	0.81	+0.0%
1886	0.81	+0.0%
1887	0.81	+0.0%
1888	0.81	+0.0%
1889	0.833	+2.8%
1890	0.833	+0.0%
1891	0.833	+0.0%
1892	0.833	+0.0%
1893	0.833	+0.0%
1894	0.833	+0.0%
1895	0.833	+0.0%
1896	0.833	+0.0%
1897	0.833	+0.0%
1898	0.833	+0.0%
1899	0.833	+0.0%
1900	0.851	+2.2%
1901	0.851	+0.0%
1902	0.851	+0.0%
1903	0.851	+0.0%
1904	0.851	+0.0%
1905	0.85	-0.1%
1906	0.851	+0.1%
1907	0.851	+0.0%
1908	0.851	+0.0%
1909	0.851	+0.0%
1910	0.851	+0.0%
1911	0.851	+0.0%
1912	0.851	+0.0%
1913	0.851	+0.0%
1914	0.849	-0.2%
1915	0.849	+0.0%
1916	0.847	-0.2%
1917	0.845	-0.2%
1918	0.848	+0.4%
1919	0.848	+0.0%
1920	0.849	+0.1%
1921	0.849	+0.0%
1922	0.849	+0.0%
1923	0.849	+0.0%
1924	0.849	+0.0%
1925	0.849	+0.0%
1926	0.849	+0.0%
1927	0.849	+0.0%
1928	0.849	+0.0%
1929	0.849	+0.0%
1930	0.849	+0.0%
1931	0.849	+0.0%
1932	0.849	+0.0%
1933	0.849	+0.0%
1934	0.849	+0.0%
1935	0.849	+0.0%
1936	0.849	+0.0%
1937	0.849	+0.0%
1938	0.849	+0.0%
1939	0.849	+0.0%
1940	0.274	-67.7%
1941	0.272	-0.7%
1942	0.271	-0.4%
1943	0.268	-1.1%
1944	0.267	-0.4%
1945	0.361	+35.2%
1946	0.856	+137.1%
1947	0.856	+0.0%
1948	0.869	+1.5%
1949	0.869	+0.0%
1950	0.869	+0.0%
1951	0.878	+1.0%
1952	0.878	+0.0%
1953	0.878	+0.0%
1954	0.882	+0.5%
1955	0.884	+0.2%
1956	0.884	+0.0%
1957	0.906	+2.5%
1958	0.909	+0.3%
1959	0.909	+0.0%
1960	0.923	+1.5%
1961	0.923	+0.0%
1962	0.923	+0.0%
1963	0.923	+0.0%
1964	0.923	+0.0%
1965	0.923	+0.0%
1966	0.923	+0.0%
1967	0.923	+0.0%
1968	0.923	+0.0%
1969	0.923	+0.0%
1970	0.929	+0.7%
1971	0.929	+0.0%
1972	0.929	+0.0%
1973	0.929	+0.0%
1974	0.929	+0.0%
1975	0.929	+0.0%
1976	0.929	+0.0%
1977	0.929	+0.0%
1978	0.929	+0.0%
1979	0.929	+0.0%
1980	0.956	+2.9%
1981	0.96	+0.4%
1982	0.96	+0.0%
1983	0.96	+0.0%
1984	0.96	+0.0%
1985	0.96	+0.0%
1986	0.96	+0.0%
1987	0.96	+0.0%
1988	0.96	+0.0%
1989	0.96	+0.0%
1990	0.968	+0.8%
1991	0.968	+0.0%
1992	0.968	+0.0%
1993	0.968	+0.0%
1994	0.968	+0.0%
1995	0.968	+0.0%
1996	0.968	+0.0%
1997	0.968	+0.0%
1998	0.968	+0.0%
1999	0.968	+0.0%
2000	0.971	+0.3%
2001	0.971	+0.0%
2002	0.971	+0.0%
2003	0.971	+0.0%
2004	0.971	+0.0%
2005	0.971	+0.0%
2006	0.971	+0.0%
2007	0.971	+0.0%
2008	0.971	+0.0%
2009	0.971	+0.0%
2010	0.971	+0.0%
2011	0.971	+0.0%
2012	0.971	+0.0%
2013	0.971	+0.0%
2014	0.971	+0.0%
2015	0.971	+0.0%
2016	0.968	-0.3%
2017	0.967	-0.1%
2018	0.968	+0.1%
2019	0.96	-0.8%
2020	0.929	-3.2%
2021	0.93	+0.1%
2022	0.944	+1.5%
2023	0.947	+0.3%
2024	0.947	+0.0%
2025	0.947	+0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.947 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.947 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.312	0.312	0.312	1
1790s	0.312	0.312	0.312	10
1800s	0.312	0.312	0.312	10
1810s	0.3991	0.312	0.487	10
1820s	0.482	0.462	0.487	10
1830s	0.4636	0.462	0.47	10
1840s	0.5476	0.48	0.573	10
1850s	0.6772	0.573	0.712	10
1860s	0.7629	0.717	0.768	10
1870s	0.776	0.776	0.776	10
1880s	0.8039	0.789	0.833	10
1890s	0.833	0.833	0.833	10
1900s	0.8509	0.85	0.851	10
1910s	0.849	0.845	0.851	10
1920s	0.849	0.849	0.849	10
1930s	0.849	0.849	0.849	10
1940s	0.5163	0.267	0.869	10
1950s	0.8877	0.869	0.909	10
1960s	0.923	0.923	0.923	10
1970s	0.929	0.929	0.929	10
1980s	0.9596	0.956	0.96	10
1990s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2000s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
2010s	0.9689	0.96	0.971	10
2020s	0.9407	0.929	0.947	6

Countries ranked near Norway

8 Czechia 0.948 compare
8 New Zealand 0.948 compare
10 Finland 0.947 compare
12 Luxembourg 0.946 compare
13 Spain 0.942 compare

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Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Norway?: Human rights index in Norway was 0.947 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 2000.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1944.
How does Norway rank for human rights index?: Norway ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.