Australia vs Sweden: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Australia
1.73
in 2025
Sweden
1.72
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1790s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1800s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1810s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1820s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1830s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1840s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1850s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 0.889 | 1.09 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.98 | 0.957 | 1.02 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.98 | 1.13 | 0.8494 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.98 | 1.56 | 0.4174 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.98 | 1.68 | 0.2998 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.98 | 1.71 | 0.271 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.98 | 2.06 | 0.086 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.98 | 2.06 | 0.086 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.98 | 2.34 | 0.3643 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.98 | 2.6 | 0.628 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 2.6 | 0.628 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 2.6 | 0.628 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 2.02 | 0.1177 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.72 | 0.0493 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.