How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Sweden: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score

Italy

1.88

in 2025

Sweden

1.89

in 2025

Italy rank

26th

Sweden rank

24th

Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.89 against 1.88 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1810s	-0.622	1.89	2.51	Sweden
1820s	-0.622	1.89	2.51	Sweden
1830s	0.93	1.89	0.96	Sweden
1840s	1.32	1.89	0.572	Sweden
1850s	1.32	1.89	0.572	Sweden
1860s	1.88	1.89	0.0136	Sweden
1870s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1880s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1890s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1900s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1910s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1920s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1930s	2.02	1.89	0.126	Italy
1940s	0.8665	1.89	1.02	Sweden
1950s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
1960s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
1970s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
1980s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
1990s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
2000s	1.88	1.89	0.006	Sweden
2010s	1.77	1.89	0.1203	Sweden
2020s	1.88	1.89	0.015	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Italy or Sweden?: Sweden, at 1.89 against 1.88 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Italy and Sweden?: 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?: Italy ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.