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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

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

South Korea

1.88

in 2025

Sweden

1.89

in 2025

South Korea rank

25th

Sweden rank

24th

Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time

South Korea
Sweden

How they compare

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

Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1790s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1800s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1810s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1820s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1830s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1840s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1850s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1860s	0.981	1.89	0.909	Sweden
1870s	0.4258	1.89	1.46	Sweden
1880s	-0.9358	1.89	2.83	Sweden
1890s	-0.8724	1.89	2.76	Sweden
1900s	-0.8342	1.89	2.72	Sweden
1910s	-2.98	1.89	4.87	Sweden
1920s	-3.01	1.89	4.9	Sweden
1930s	-3.01	1.89	4.9	Sweden
1940s	-1.85	1.89	3.74	Sweden
1950s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
1960s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
1970s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
1980s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
1990s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
2000s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
2010s	1.88	1.89	0.013	Sweden
2020s	1.88	1.89	0.013	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, South Korea or Sweden?: Sweden, at 1.89 against 1.88 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between South Korea and Sweden?: 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?: South Korea ranks 25th 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.