Australia vs Norway: Gender of the head of government
Australia
0
in 2025
Norway
0
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Norway rank
20th
Gender of the head of government over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0 against 0 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Norway ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of government, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 0 against 0 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Australia and Norway?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for gender of the head of government?
- Australia ranks 20th and Norway ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.