Sweden vs United Kingdom: Multi-party elections for legislature
Sweden
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 236 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Sweden ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.