Netherlands vs Sweden: Egalitarian political institutions index
Netherlands
0.893
in 2025
Sweden
0.903
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Sweden rank
11th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.903 against 0.893 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5222 | 0.5652 | 0.043 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.5473 | 0.577 | 0.0297 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6425 | 0.6883 | 0.0458 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.6535 | 0.7267 | 0.0732 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.793 | 0.763 | 0.03 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.854 | 0.8341 | 0.0199 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.8827 | 0.9116 | 0.0289 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9074 | 0.9463 | 0.0389 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9096 | 0.9672 | 0.0576 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9176 | 0.9701 | 0.0525 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.928 | 0.9618 | 0.0338 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9221 | 0.9383 | 0.0162 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8963 | 0.9107 | 0.0143 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.903 against 0.893 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Netherlands ranks 14th 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.