Fiji vs Sweden: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Fiji
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Fiji
- Sweden
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Fiji or Sweden?
- Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Fiji and Sweden?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Sweden rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Fiji ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.