What is participatory democracy index in Norway?

Participatory democracy index in Norway was 0.638 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.663 in 2000.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1807.

How does Norway rank for participatory democracy index?

Norway ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway data come from?

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

Participatory Democracy Index in Norway

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

Norway: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.638 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.638

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.663

in 2000

All-time low

0.024

in 1807

Years of data

219

1807–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Norway, 1807–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Norway stood at 0.638.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Norway peaked at 0.663 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 1807.

Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Norway, 1807 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1807	0.024	—
1808	0.024	+0.0%
1809	0.024	+0.0%
1810	0.024	+0.0%
1811	0.024	+0.0%
1812	0.024	+0.0%
1813	0.024	+0.0%
1814	0.025	+4.2%
1815	0.038	+52.0%
1816	0.039	+2.6%
1817	0.04	+2.6%
1818	0.04	+0.0%
1819	0.04	+0.0%
1820	0.039	-2.5%
1821	0.039	+0.0%
1822	0.039	+0.0%
1823	0.039	+0.0%
1824	0.039	+0.0%
1825	0.039	+0.0%
1826	0.039	+0.0%
1827	0.039	+0.0%
1828	0.038	-2.6%
1829	0.037	-2.6%
1830	0.049	+32.4%
1831	0.049	+0.0%
1832	0.049	+0.0%
1833	0.049	+0.0%
1834	0.049	+0.0%
1835	0.049	+0.0%
1836	0.049	+0.0%
1837	0.098	+100.0%
1838	0.101	+3.1%
1839	0.101	+0.0%
1840	0.127	+25.7%
1841	0.127	+0.0%
1842	0.127	+0.0%
1843	0.135	+6.3%
1844	0.134	-0.7%
1845	0.134	+0.0%
1846	0.134	+0.0%
1847	0.135	+0.7%
1848	0.135	+0.0%
1849	0.135	+0.0%
1850	0.14	+3.7%
1851	0.14	+0.0%
1852	0.154	+10.0%
1853	0.153	-0.6%
1854	0.153	+0.0%
1855	0.153	+0.0%
1856	0.152	-0.7%
1857	0.152	+0.0%
1858	0.152	+0.0%
1859	0.153	+0.7%
1860	0.177	+15.7%
1861	0.177	+0.0%
1862	0.177	+0.0%
1863	0.177	+0.0%
1864	0.177	+0.0%
1865	0.177	+0.0%
1866	0.176	-0.6%
1867	0.176	+0.0%
1868	0.176	+0.0%
1869	0.176	+0.0%
1870	0.174	-1.1%
1871	0.174	+0.0%
1872	0.174	+0.0%
1873	0.174	+0.0%
1874	0.174	+0.0%
1875	0.174	+0.0%
1876	0.174	+0.0%
1877	0.174	+0.0%
1878	0.174	+0.0%
1879	0.174	+0.0%
1880	0.178	+2.3%
1881	0.189	+6.2%
1882	0.193	+2.1%
1883	0.193	+0.0%
1884	0.223	+15.5%
1885	0.24	+7.6%
1886	0.24	+0.0%
1887	0.24	+0.0%
1888	0.24	+0.0%
1889	0.24	+0.0%
1890	0.243	+1.3%
1891	0.242	-0.4%
1892	0.242	+0.0%
1893	0.242	+0.0%
1894	0.243	+0.4%
1895	0.243	+0.0%
1896	0.243	+0.0%
1897	0.243	+0.0%
1898	0.27	+11.1%
1899	0.27	+0.0%
1900	0.271	+0.4%
1901	0.273	+0.7%
1902	0.273	+0.0%
1903	0.271	-0.7%
1904	0.268	-1.1%
1905	0.285	+6.3%
1906	0.342	+20.0%
1907	0.344	+0.6%
1908	0.344	+0.0%
1909	0.343	-0.3%
1910	0.343	+0.0%
1911	0.341	-0.6%
1912	0.34	-0.3%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.442	+30.0%
1915	0.44	-0.5%
1916	0.44	+0.0%
1917	0.436	-0.9%
1918	0.438	+0.5%
1919	0.447	+2.1%
1920	0.451	+0.9%
1921	0.451	+0.0%
1922	0.454	+0.7%
1923	0.462	+1.8%
1924	0.46	-0.4%
1925	0.457	-0.7%
1926	0.458	+0.2%
1927	0.458	+0.0%
1928	0.464	+1.3%
1929	0.467	+0.6%
1930	0.467	+0.0%
1931	0.463	-0.9%
1932	0.461	-0.4%
1933	0.459	-0.4%
1934	0.458	-0.2%
1935	0.455	-0.7%
1936	0.453	-0.4%
1937	0.451	-0.4%
1938	0.448	-0.7%
1939	0.444	-0.9%
1940	0.136	-69.4%
1941	0.123	-9.6%
1942	0.087	-29.3%
1943	0.085	-2.3%
1944	0.085	+0.0%
1945	0.21	+147.1%
1946	0.543	+158.6%
1947	0.545	+0.4%
1948	0.547	+0.4%
1949	0.548	+0.2%
1950	0.549	+0.2%
1951	0.549	+0.0%
1952	0.549	+0.0%
1953	0.549	+0.0%
1954	0.56	+2.0%
1955	0.562	+0.4%
1956	0.565	+0.5%
1957	0.568	+0.5%
1958	0.571	+0.5%
1959	0.571	+0.0%
1960	0.585	+2.5%
1961	0.586	+0.2%
1962	0.587	+0.2%
1963	0.587	+0.0%
1964	0.587	+0.0%
1965	0.587	+0.0%
1966	0.585	-0.3%
1967	0.585	+0.0%
1968	0.586	+0.2%
1969	0.586	+0.0%
1970	0.6	+2.4%
1971	0.6	+0.0%
1972	0.625	+4.2%
1973	0.625	+0.0%
1974	0.625	+0.0%
1975	0.629	+0.6%
1976	0.629	+0.0%
1977	0.626	-0.5%
1978	0.624	-0.3%
1979	0.621	-0.5%
1980	0.633	+1.9%
1981	0.63	-0.5%
1982	0.627	-0.5%
1983	0.624	-0.5%
1984	0.62	-0.6%
1985	0.621	+0.2%
1986	0.621	+0.0%
1987	0.621	+0.0%
1988	0.621	+0.0%
1989	0.621	+0.0%
1990	0.634	+2.1%
1991	0.634	+0.0%
1992	0.634	+0.0%
1993	0.635	+0.2%
1994	0.661	+4.1%
1995	0.661	+0.0%
1996	0.661	+0.0%
1997	0.662	+0.2%
1998	0.662	+0.0%
1999	0.659	-0.5%
2000	0.663	+0.6%
2001	0.661	-0.3%
2002	0.659	-0.3%
2003	0.655	-0.6%
2004	0.652	-0.5%
2005	0.65	-0.3%
2006	0.649	-0.2%
2007	0.649	+0.0%
2008	0.649	+0.0%
2009	0.65	+0.2%
2010	0.652	+0.3%
2011	0.651	-0.2%
2012	0.651	+0.0%
2013	0.648	-0.5%
2014	0.65	+0.3%
2015	0.653	+0.5%
2016	0.642	-1.7%
2017	0.64	-0.3%
2018	0.636	-0.6%
2019	0.633	-0.5%
2020	0.635	+0.3%
2021	0.638	+0.5%
2022	0.638	+0.0%
2023	0.637	-0.2%
2024	0.637	+0.0%
2025	0.638	+0.2%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.638 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.638 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4995, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory 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	+158.6%	0.21	0.543
1945	+147.1%	0.085	0.21
1837	+100.0%	0.049	0.098
1940	-69.4%	0.444	0.136
1815	+52.0%	0.025	0.038
1830	+32.4%	0.037	0.049

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.024	0.024	0.024	3
1810s	0.0318	0.024	0.04	10
1820s	0.0387	0.037	0.039	10
1830s	0.0643	0.049	0.101	10
1840s	0.1323	0.127	0.135	10
1850s	0.1502	0.14	0.154	10
1860s	0.1766	0.176	0.177	10
1870s	0.174	0.174	0.174	10
1880s	0.2176	0.178	0.24	10
1890s	0.2481	0.242	0.27	10
1900s	0.3014	0.268	0.344	10
1910s	0.4007	0.34	0.447	10
1920s	0.4582	0.451	0.467	10
1930s	0.4559	0.444	0.467	10
1940s	0.2909	0.085	0.548	10
1950s	0.5593	0.549	0.571	10
1960s	0.5861	0.585	0.587	10
1970s	0.6204	0.6	0.629	10
1980s	0.6239	0.62	0.633	10
1990s	0.6503	0.634	0.662	10
2000s	0.6537	0.649	0.663	10
2010s	0.6456	0.633	0.653	10
2020s	0.6372	0.635	0.638	6

Countries ranked near Norway

3 Denmark 0.7 compare
4 Taiwan 0.652 compare
5 Australia 0.648 compare
7 Sweden 0.635 compare
8 Belgium 0.633 compare
9 Estonia 0.621 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Norway?: Participatory democracy index in Norway was 0.638 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.663 in 2000.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1807.
How does Norway rank for participatory democracy index?: Norway ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.