Spain vs Sweden: Engaged Society Score
Spain
2.24
in 2025
Sweden
2.36
in 2025
Spain rank
15th
Sweden rank
12th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.36 against 2.24 in Spain, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.05 | -1.95 | 0.105 | Sweden |
| 1790s | -2.05 | -1.95 | 0.105 | Sweden |
| 1800s | -1.82 | -1.95 | 0.1266 | Spain |
| 1810s | -1.6 | -0.055 | 1.55 | Sweden |
| 1820s | -1.04 | -0.055 | 0.9822 | Sweden |
| 1830s | -0.9728 | 0.508 | 1.48 | Sweden |
| 1840s | -0.24 | 0.508 | 0.748 | Sweden |
| 1850s | -0.24 | 0.715 | 0.955 | Sweden |
| 1860s | -0.1632 | 0.715 | 0.8782 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.117 | 0.715 | 0.598 | Sweden |
| 1880s | -0.294 | 0.715 | 1.01 | Sweden |
| 1890s | -0.294 | 0.715 | 1.01 | Sweden |
| 1900s | -0.294 | 0.7469 | 1.04 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -0.294 | 0.8901 | 1.18 | Sweden |
| 1920s | -1.2 | 1.57 | 2.76 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1555 | 1.68 | 1.53 | Sweden |
| 1940s | -2.17 | 1.73 | 3.9 | Sweden |
| 1950s | -1.96 | 2.34 | 4.3 | Sweden |
| 1960s | -1.65 | 2.61 | 4.26 | Sweden |
| 1970s | -0.2312 | 3.39 | 3.62 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.79 | 3.48 | 1.68 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 3.32 | 1.53 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 3.22 | 1.42 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.24 | 2.56 | 0.3198 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 2.34 | 0.0948 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.36 against 2.24 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.12, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for engaged society score?
- Spain ranks 15th 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.