Argentina vs Norway: Democracy
Argentina
7
in 2025
Norway
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Norway
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Norway |
| 1830s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1840s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1850s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1870s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1890s | 3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Norway |
| 1910s | 4.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 1920s | 5 | 7 | 2 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.5 | 6.3 | 3.8 | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1950s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Norway |
| 1960s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 7 | 5.2 | Norway |
| 1980s | 4.6 | 7 | 2.4 | Norway |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Norway?
- Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Norway?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).