Norway vs United Kingdom: Gender of the chief executive
Norway
0
in 2025
United Kingdom
0
in 2025
Norway rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
18th
Gender of the chief executive over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0 against 0 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Norway ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 0.1667 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 0 against 0 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- Norway ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.