Australia vs Sweden: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Australia
0.926
in 2025
Sweden
0.93
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Sweden rank
10th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.93 against 0.926 in Australia, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.877 | 0.5487 | 0.3283 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.877 | 0.6164 | 0.2606 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.877 | 0.7834 | 0.0936 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8763 | 0.8589 | 0.0174 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8736 | 0.8682 | 0.0054 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.904 | 0.9543 | 0.0503 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.905 | 0.9628 | 0.0578 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9154 | 0.9849 | 0.0695 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.918 | 0.9849 | 0.0669 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9099 | 0.9837 | 0.0738 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9213 | 0.9788 | 0.0575 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9261 | 0.9677 | 0.0416 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9212 | 0.939 | 0.0178 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.93 against 0.926 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.004, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.