Norway vs Sweden: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Norway
0.65
in 2025
Sweden
0.651
in 2025
Norway rank
15th
Sweden rank
13th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.651 against 0.65 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.094 | 0.11 | 0.016 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.094 | 0.11 | 0.016 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.094 | 0.11 | 0.016 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.094 | 0.11 | 0.016 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.094 | 0.11 | 0.016 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.1792 | 0.11 | 0.0692 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.385 | 0.2309 | 0.1541 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.399 | 0.257 | 0.142 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.472 | 0.4808 | 0.0088 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.472 | 0.56 | 0.088 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.5073 | 0.57 | 0.0627 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.536 | 0.57 | 0.034 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.5605 | 0.596 | 0.0355 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.5665 | 0.6045 | 0.038 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.5876 | 0.6559 | 0.0683 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.574 | 0.6514 | 0.0774 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4659 | 0.66 | 0.1941 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.65 | 0.6825 | 0.0325 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.65 | 0.6942 | 0.0442 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.682 | 0.6667 | 0.0153 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.661 | 0.7045 | 0.0435 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.6795 | 0.691 | 0.0115 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6665 | 0.6923 | 0.0258 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6549 | 0.6592 | 0.0043 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 0.652 | 0.002 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.651 against 0.65 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.