Denmark vs Sweden: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Denmark
0.979
in 2025
Sweden
0.975
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.979 against 0.975 in Sweden, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 16 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.533 | 0.664 | 0.131 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.5386 | 0.722 | 0.1834 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.566 | 0.7308 | 0.1648 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.566 | 0.81 | 0.244 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.566 | 0.81 | 0.244 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.5732 | 0.81 | 0.2368 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.6585 | 0.832 | 0.1735 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.9173 | 0.854 | 0.0633 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.919 | 0.8742 | 0.0448 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.919 | 0.881 | 0.038 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.9178 | 0.888 | 0.0298 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.9187 | 0.893 | 0.0257 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9278 | 0.8975 | 0.0303 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9296 | 0.9145 | 0.0151 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.958 | 0.9413 | 0.0167 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.959 | 0.945 | 0.014 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8253 | 0.9508 | 0.1255 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9774 | 0.9586 | 0.0188 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9812 | 0.964 | 0.0172 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9837 | 0.9717 | 0.012 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.984 | 0.9748 | 0.0092 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.984 | 0.975 | 0.009 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.984 | 0.9754 | 0.0086 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9829 | 0.9766 | 0.0063 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9767 | 0.9778 | 0.0012 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.979 against 0.975 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.004, 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 liberal political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. 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 of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.