Austria vs Sweden: Elected parliament and government
Austria
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Austria and Sweden?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Austria ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.