Namibia vs Norway: Competitive elections
Namibia
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Namibia
- Norway
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Namibia or Norway?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Namibia and Norway?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Norway?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Norway rank globally for competitive elections?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.