Nauru vs Norway: Competitive elections
Nauru
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Nauru
- Norway
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 138 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Nauru 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 | Nauru | 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 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Nauru or Norway?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Nauru and Norway?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Norway?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Norway rank globally for competitive elections?
- Nauru 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.