Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 81/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 92.3/100 #1
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.890
- HDI
- 0.970
- Regional blocs
- EFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Norway | Harald V |
| Prime Minister of Norway | Jonas Gahr Støre |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 2.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 81 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.890
- Liberal
- 0.847
- Participatory
- 0.638
- Deliberative
- 0.863
- Egalitarian
- 0.844
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 92.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #1 / 180
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #1
- 96.2
- Economic #1
- 87.3
- Legal #1
- 92.0
- Social #2
- 90.0
- Safety #2
- 96.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.3 | 1 | 96.2 | 87.3 | 92.0 | 90.0 | 96.0 |
| 2024 | 91.9 | 1 | 94.9 | 89.8 | 89.5 | 90.5 | 94.7 |
| 2023 | 95.2 | 1 | 96.5 | 92.5 | 94.9 | 96.0 | 96.0 |
| 2022 | 92.7 | 1 | 94.9 | 90.4 | 92.2 | 93.7 | 92.0 |
| 2021 | 93.3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 92.2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 92.2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 92.4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 92.4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 91.2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2015 | 92.3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 93.5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 93.5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -10.0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 2.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |