Iceland vs Sweden: Egalitarian political institutions index
Iceland
0.916
in 2025
Sweden
0.903
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
Sweden rank
11th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.916 against 0.903 in Sweden, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6217 | 0.5652 | 0.0565 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.6784 | 0.577 | 0.1014 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.7326 | 0.6883 | 0.0443 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.8011 | 0.7267 | 0.0744 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.8518 | 0.763 | 0.0888 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.852 | 0.8341 | 0.0179 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.865 | 0.9116 | 0.0466 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8896 | 0.9463 | 0.0567 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.909 | 0.9672 | 0.0582 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9182 | 0.9701 | 0.0519 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9286 | 0.9618 | 0.0332 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9392 | 0.9383 | 0.0009 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9157 | 0.9107 | 0.005 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 0.916 against 0.903 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.013, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.