What is varieties of democracy in Norway?

Varieties of democracy in Norway was 0.89 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2015.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1807.

How does Norway rank for varieties of democracy?

Norway ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Norway

Name: Varieties of democracy in Norway
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Varieties of democracy was 0.89 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.89

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

2nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.904

in 2015

All-time low

0.014

in 1807

Years of data

219

1807–2025

Varieties of democracy in Norway, 1807–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for varieties of democracy in Norway is 0.89, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Norway peaked at 0.904 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1807.

That places Norway 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Varieties of democracy in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Norway, 1807 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1807	0.014	—
1808	0.014	+0.0%
1809	0.014	+0.0%
1810	0.014	+0.0%
1811	0.014	+0.0%
1812	0.014	+0.0%
1813	0.014	+0.0%
1814	0.036	+157.1%
1815	0.151	+319.4%
1816	0.158	+4.6%
1817	0.158	+0.0%
1818	0.157	-0.6%
1819	0.157	+0.0%
1820	0.156	-0.6%
1821	0.156	+0.0%
1822	0.155	-0.6%
1823	0.156	+0.6%
1824	0.156	+0.0%
1825	0.156	+0.0%
1826	0.156	+0.0%
1827	0.156	+0.0%
1828	0.145	-7.1%
1829	0.144	-0.7%
1830	0.163	+13.2%
1831	0.163	+0.0%
1832	0.162	-0.6%
1833	0.162	+0.0%
1834	0.162	+0.0%
1835	0.164	+1.2%
1836	0.164	+0.0%
1837	0.164	+0.0%
1838	0.169	+3.0%
1839	0.169	+0.0%
1840	0.186	+10.1%
1841	0.185	-0.5%
1842	0.185	+0.0%
1843	0.214	+15.7%
1844	0.215	+0.5%
1845	0.215	+0.0%
1846	0.215	+0.0%
1847	0.215	+0.0%
1848	0.215	+0.0%
1849	0.215	+0.0%
1850	0.216	+0.5%
1851	0.216	+0.0%
1852	0.263	+21.8%
1853	0.26	-1.1%
1854	0.26	+0.0%
1855	0.26	+0.0%
1856	0.259	-0.4%
1857	0.259	+0.0%
1858	0.259	+0.0%
1859	0.26	+0.4%
1860	0.264	+1.5%
1861	0.264	+0.0%
1862	0.265	+0.4%
1863	0.265	+0.0%
1864	0.265	+0.0%
1865	0.266	+0.4%
1866	0.265	-0.4%
1867	0.265	+0.0%
1868	0.263	-0.8%
1869	0.263	+0.0%
1870	0.259	-1.5%
1871	0.259	+0.0%
1872	0.259	+0.0%
1873	0.258	-0.4%
1874	0.258	+0.0%
1875	0.258	+0.0%
1876	0.256	-0.8%
1877	0.256	+0.0%
1878	0.256	+0.0%
1879	0.257	+0.4%
1880	0.266	+3.5%
1881	0.297	+11.7%
1882	0.31	+4.4%
1883	0.31	+0.0%
1884	0.355	+14.5%
1885	0.37	+4.2%
1886	0.37	+0.0%
1887	0.37	+0.0%
1888	0.369	-0.3%
1889	0.369	+0.0%
1890	0.373	+1.1%
1891	0.373	+0.0%
1892	0.373	+0.0%
1893	0.373	+0.0%
1894	0.374	+0.3%
1895	0.375	+0.3%
1896	0.375	+0.0%
1897	0.374	-0.3%
1898	0.431	+15.2%
1899	0.431	+0.0%
1900	0.434	+0.7%
1901	0.437	+0.7%
1902	0.437	+0.0%
1903	0.433	-0.9%
1904	0.428	-1.2%
1905	0.425	-0.7%
1906	0.53	+24.7%
1907	0.532	+0.4%
1908	0.532	+0.0%
1909	0.531	-0.2%
1910	0.535	+0.8%
1911	0.535	+0.0%
1912	0.535	+0.0%
1913	0.538	+0.6%
1914	0.701	+30.3%
1915	0.702	+0.1%
1916	0.702	+0.0%
1917	0.701	-0.1%
1918	0.704	+0.4%
1919	0.696	-1.1%
1920	0.706	+1.4%
1921	0.707	+0.1%
1922	0.71	+0.4%
1923	0.71	+0.0%
1924	0.71	+0.0%
1925	0.707	-0.4%
1926	0.707	+0.0%
1927	0.707	+0.0%
1928	0.708	+0.1%
1929	0.713	+0.7%
1930	0.713	+0.0%
1931	0.715	+0.3%
1932	0.715	+0.0%
1933	0.716	+0.1%
1934	0.716	+0.0%
1935	0.716	+0.0%
1936	0.716	+0.0%
1937	0.716	+0.0%
1938	0.716	+0.0%
1939	0.713	-0.4%
1940	0.297	-58.3%
1941	0.245	-17.5%
1942	0.111	-54.7%
1943	0.1	-9.9%
1944	0.101	+1.0%
1945	0.269	+166.3%
1946	0.778	+189.2%
1947	0.778	+0.0%
1948	0.78	+0.3%
1949	0.78	+0.0%
1950	0.781	+0.1%
1951	0.781	+0.0%
1952	0.781	+0.0%
1953	0.781	+0.0%
1954	0.796	+1.9%
1955	0.799	+0.4%
1956	0.803	+0.5%
1957	0.806	+0.4%
1958	0.811	+0.6%
1959	0.811	+0.0%
1960	0.828	+2.1%
1961	0.829	+0.1%
1962	0.83	+0.1%
1963	0.83	+0.0%
1964	0.83	+0.0%
1965	0.829	-0.1%
1966	0.828	-0.1%
1967	0.828	+0.0%
1968	0.828	+0.0%
1969	0.829	+0.1%
1970	0.844	+1.8%
1971	0.844	+0.0%
1972	0.844	+0.0%
1973	0.844	+0.0%
1974	0.844	+0.0%
1975	0.844	+0.0%
1976	0.844	+0.0%
1977	0.844	+0.0%
1978	0.845	+0.1%
1979	0.845	+0.0%
1980	0.864	+2.2%
1981	0.864	+0.0%
1982	0.863	-0.1%
1983	0.863	+0.0%
1984	0.863	+0.0%
1985	0.863	+0.0%
1986	0.865	+0.2%
1987	0.865	+0.0%
1988	0.865	+0.0%
1989	0.864	-0.1%
1990	0.88	+1.9%
1991	0.88	+0.0%
1992	0.88	+0.0%
1993	0.88	+0.0%
1994	0.881	+0.1%
1995	0.881	+0.0%
1996	0.881	+0.0%
1997	0.881	+0.0%
1998	0.882	+0.1%
1999	0.882	+0.0%
2000	0.891	+1.0%
2001	0.892	+0.1%
2002	0.893	+0.1%
2003	0.893	+0.0%
2004	0.893	+0.0%
2005	0.895	+0.2%
2006	0.898	+0.3%
2007	0.898	+0.0%
2008	0.898	+0.0%
2009	0.899	+0.1%
2010	0.901	+0.2%
2011	0.901	+0.0%
2012	0.901	+0.0%
2013	0.897	-0.4%
2014	0.9	+0.3%
2015	0.904	+0.4%
2016	0.891	-1.4%
2017	0.888	-0.3%
2018	0.883	-0.6%
2019	0.889	+0.7%
2020	0.888	-0.1%
2021	0.892	+0.5%
2022	0.892	+0.0%
2023	0.89	-0.2%
2024	0.889	-0.1%
2025	0.89	+0.1%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 0.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Norway's 0.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy 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
1815	+319.4%	0.036	0.151
1946	+189.2%	0.269	0.778
1945	+166.3%	0.101	0.269
1814	+157.1%	0.014	0.036
1940	-58.3%	0.713	0.297
1942	-54.7%	0.245	0.111

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.014	0.014	0.014	3
1810s	0.0873	0.014	0.158	10
1820s	0.1536	0.144	0.156	10
1830s	0.1642	0.162	0.169	10
1840s	0.206	0.185	0.215	10
1850s	0.2512	0.216	0.263	10
1860s	0.2645	0.263	0.266	10
1870s	0.2576	0.256	0.259	10
1880s	0.3386	0.266	0.37	10
1890s	0.3852	0.373	0.431	10
1900s	0.4719	0.425	0.532	10
1910s	0.6349	0.535	0.704	10
1920s	0.7085	0.706	0.713	10
1930s	0.7152	0.713	0.716	10
1940s	0.4239	0.1	0.78	10
1950s	0.795	0.781	0.811	10
1960s	0.8289	0.828	0.83	10
1970s	0.8442	0.844	0.845	10
1980s	0.8639	0.863	0.865	10
1990s	0.8808	0.88	0.882	10
2000s	0.895	0.891	0.899	10
2010s	0.8955	0.883	0.904	10
2020s	0.8902	0.888	0.892	6

Countries ranked near Norway

1 Denmark 0.913 compare
3 Belgium 0.889 compare
3 Sweden 0.889 compare
5 Estonia 0.887 compare
5 Ireland 0.887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Norway?: Varieties of democracy in Norway was 0.89 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2015.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1807.
How does Norway rank for varieties of democracy?: Norway ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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