Germany vs Sweden: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Germany
0.991
in 2025
Sweden
0.981
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.991 against 0.981 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.086 | 0.746 | 0.66 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.086 | 0.746 | 0.66 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.0965 | 0.746 | 0.6495 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.155 | 0.746 | 0.591 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.155 | 0.746 | 0.591 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.155 | 0.746 | 0.591 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.1733 | 0.746 | 0.5727 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.277 | 0.746 | 0.469 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.304 | 0.8007 | 0.4967 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.6057 | 0.821 | 0.2153 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.631 | 0.842 | 0.211 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.678 | 0.862 | 0.184 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.7078 | 0.862 | 0.1542 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.6787 | 0.8703 | 0.1916 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.7866 | 0.9128 | 0.1262 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.2765 | 0.9242 | 0.6477 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.028 | 0.935 | 0.907 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.992 | 0.99 | 0.002 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.992 | 0.9908 | 0.0012 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9913 | 0.9883 | 0.003 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9892 | 0.984 | 0.0052 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 0.991 against 0.981 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.