Austria vs Sweden: Equality of political power across social groups score
Austria
1.74
in 2025
Sweden
1.72
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Sweden rank
33rd
Equality of political power across social groups score over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.74 against 1.72 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1790s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1800s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1810s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1820s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1830s | -0.47 | 0.889 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.021 | 0.889 | 0.868 | Sweden |
| 1850s | -0.457 | 0.889 | 1.35 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.6392 | 0.889 | 0.2498 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.761 | 0.889 | 0.128 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.761 | 0.889 | 0.128 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.761 | 0.889 | 0.128 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.31 | 0.957 | 0.35 | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.78 | 1.13 | 0.6554 | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.18 | 1.56 | 0.3775 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.436 | 1.67 | 1.24 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 1.71 | 0.22 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.93 | 2.06 | 0.137 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.93 | 2.06 | 0.137 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.22 | 2.34 | 0.1188 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.301 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 2.6 | 0.8962 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 2.6 | 1.04 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 2.02 | 0.4584 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.72 | 0.1182 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 1.74 against 1.72 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.02, 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 equality of political power across social groups score?
- Austria ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.