How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Denmark

0.986

in 2025

Sweden

0.981

in 2025

Denmark rank

2nd

Sweden rank

4th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.986 against 0.981 in Sweden, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Sweden in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.622	0.746	0.124	Sweden
1790s	0.6396	0.746	0.1064	Sweden
1800s	0.715	0.746	0.031	Sweden
1810s	0.715	0.746	0.031	Sweden
1820s	0.715	0.746	0.031	Sweden
1830s	0.7378	0.746	0.0082	Sweden
1840s	0.8408	0.746	0.0948	Denmark
1850s	0.9334	0.746	0.1874	Denmark
1860s	0.939	0.8007	0.1383	Denmark
1870s	0.939	0.821	0.118	Denmark
1880s	0.936	0.842	0.094	Denmark
1890s	0.9361	0.862	0.0741	Denmark
1900s	0.9509	0.862	0.0889	Denmark
1910s	0.9524	0.8703	0.0821	Denmark
1920s	0.9615	0.9128	0.0487	Denmark
1930s	0.963	0.9242	0.0388	Denmark
1940s	0.8146	0.9426	0.128	Sweden
1950s	0.9827	0.9638	0.0189	Denmark
1960s	0.9856	0.9768	0.0088	Denmark
1970s	0.9904	0.985	0.0054	Denmark
1980s	0.991	0.9894	0.0016	Denmark
1990s	0.991	0.99	0.001	Denmark
2000s	0.991	0.9908	0.0002	Denmark
2010s	0.9896	0.9883	0.0013	Denmark
2020s	0.9812	0.984	0.0028	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0.986 against 0.981 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.005, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.