Austria vs Sweden: Engaged Society Score
Austria
2.42
in 2025
Sweden
2.36
in 2025
Austria rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.42 against 2.36 in Sweden, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.98 | -1.95 | 0.028 | Sweden |
| 1790s | -1.98 | -1.95 | 0.028 | Sweden |
| 1800s | -1.98 | -1.95 | 0.028 | Sweden |
| 1810s | -1.98 | -0.055 | 1.92 | Sweden |
| 1820s | -1.98 | -0.055 | 1.92 | Sweden |
| 1830s | -1.98 | 0.508 | 2.48 | Sweden |
| 1840s | -1.51 | 0.508 | 2.01 | Sweden |
| 1850s | -2.02 | 0.715 | 2.73 | Sweden |
| 1860s | -1.63 | 0.715 | 2.34 | Sweden |
| 1870s | -0.718 | 0.715 | 1.43 | Sweden |
| 1880s | -0.718 | 0.715 | 1.43 | Sweden |
| 1890s | -0.718 | 0.715 | 1.43 | Sweden |
| 1900s | -0.559 | 0.7469 | 1.31 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -0.7006 | 0.8901 | 1.59 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6758 | 1.57 | 0.8907 | Sweden |
| 1930s | -0.2738 | 1.7 | 1.97 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.238 | 2.2 | 1.97 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.398 | 2.34 | 1.94 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.735 | 2.61 | 1.88 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.759 | 3.39 | 2.63 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 3.48 | 2.03 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 3.32 | 1.42 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 3.22 | 1.09 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 2.56 | 0.3987 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.34 | 0.1795 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 2.42 against 2.36 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.06, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for engaged society score?
- Austria ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.