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title: "Norway: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Norway politics: ranks #3 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 84.7/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇳🇴 Norway: Politics & Democracy

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 84.7 (on a 0–100 scale), Norway ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#3 of 179

Score (0–100)

84.7

10-year change

−2.4

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## Current leaders

Haakon VIII of Norway

Head of State

since 2026-08-28

Jonas Gahr Støre

Head of Government · Norwegian Labour Party

since 2021-10-14

## Democracy trend

Norway — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 84.7 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Norway's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Montenegro · 95.7%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/mne-vs-nor)[Slovenia · 95.1%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/nor-vs-svn)[Slovakia · 94.8%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/nor-vs-svk)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/norway)

## Frequently asked questions

Is Norway a democracy?

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 84.7 (on a 0–100 scale), Norway ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #3 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Norway improving or declining?

Norway's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 2.4 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 84.7 in 2025 (1-year change: 0.0).

Who leads Norway?

Haakon VIII of Norway is Norway's head of state; Jonas Gahr Støre serves as head of government (Norwegian Labour Party).

## More on Norway

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/norway)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/norway/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/norway/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/norway/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/norway)

- [Norway's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/norway)
- [Where Norway ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.