Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway
Norway: Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.926
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.952
in 2004
All-time low
0.278
in 1789
Years of data
151
1789–2025
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway is 0.926, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway peaked at 0.952 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 1789.
That places Norway 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.278 | — |
| 1790 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.523 | +88.1% |
| 1901 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.595 | +13.8% |
| 1914 | 0.608 | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.605 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.609 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.605 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.609 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.615 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.619 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.623 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.623 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.623 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.615 | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.486 | -21.0% |
| 1941 | 0.482 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.475 | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.492 | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 0.719 | +46.1% |
| 1947 | 0.753 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.754 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.772 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.802 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.81 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.812 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.859 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.909 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.916 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.92 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.927 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.928 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.94 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.939 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.94 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.943 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.944 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.949 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.948 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.95 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.951 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.949 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.948 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.951 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.918 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.908 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.907 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.929 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.926 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 4 |
| 1900s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5812 | 0.523 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6086 | 0.605 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6186 | 0.615 | 0.623 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5877 | 0.475 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7594 | 0.754 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8175 | 0.8 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.918 | 0.909 | 0.927 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9391 | 0.928 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9454 | 0.944 | 0.946 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.95 | 0.948 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9471 | 0.918 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.907 | 0.929 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway?
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index in Norway was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.952 in 2004.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1789.
- How does Norway rank for women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.