Norway vs Sweden: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Norway
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.