Norway vs Sweden: Liberal political institutions
Norway
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 236 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Norway and Sweden?
- 0, with Norway 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?
- Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions