Romania vs Sweden: Participatory political institutions index

Romania
0.647
in 2025
Sweden
0.651
in 2025
Romania rank
16th
Sweden rank
13th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Romania
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.651 against 0.647 in Romania, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Sweden ahead.

Romania ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
1860s 0.2442 0.4808 0.2366 Sweden
1870s 0.282 0.56 0.278 Sweden
1880s 0.282 0.57 0.288 Sweden
1890s 0.282 0.57 0.288 Sweden
1900s 0.273 0.596 0.323 Sweden
1910s 0.273 0.6045 0.3315 Sweden
1920s 0.273 0.6559 0.3829 Sweden
1930s 0.267 0.6514 0.3844 Sweden
1940s 0.2473 0.66 0.4127 Sweden
1950s 0.105 0.6825 0.5775 Sweden
1960s 0.0985 0.6942 0.5957 Sweden
1970s 0.1112 0.6667 0.5555 Sweden
1980s 0.135 0.7045 0.5695 Sweden
1990s 0.5498 0.691 0.1412 Sweden
2000s 0.6089 0.6923 0.0834 Sweden
2010s 0.6515 0.6592 0.0077 Sweden
2020s 0.6748 0.652 0.0228 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Romania or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.651 against 0.647 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Romania and Sweden?
0.004, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
166 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2025.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Romania ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed