Norway vs Sweden: Liberal political institutions index
Norway
0.965
in 2025
Sweden
0.975
in 2025
Norway rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.975 against 0.965 in Norway, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.376 | 0.664 | 0.288 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.376 | 0.722 | 0.346 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.376 | 0.7308 | 0.3548 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.5649 | 0.81 | 0.2451 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.716 | 0.81 | 0.094 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.7405 | 0.81 | 0.0695 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.763 | 0.832 | 0.069 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.7722 | 0.854 | 0.0818 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.7939 | 0.8742 | 0.0803 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.827 | 0.881 | 0.054 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.8627 | 0.888 | 0.0253 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.91 | 0.893 | 0.017 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.915 | 0.8975 | 0.0175 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.9146 | 0.9145 | 0.0001 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.915 | 0.9413 | 0.0263 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.915 | 0.945 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5998 | 0.9508 | 0.351 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9333 | 0.9586 | 0.0253 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9611 | 0.964 | 0.0029 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.974 | 0.9717 | 0.0023 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9769 | 0.9748 | 0.0021 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.978 | 0.975 | 0.003 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.978 | 0.9754 | 0.0026 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9773 | 0.9766 | 0.0007 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9593 | 0.9778 | 0.0185 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.975 against 0.965 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Norway ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.