France vs Sweden: Political civil liberties index
France
0.953
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
France rank
9th
Sweden rank
6th
Political civil liberties index over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.953 in France, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.702 | 0.388 | 0.314 | France |
| 1790s | 0.4491 | 0.388 | 0.0611 | France |
| 1800s | 0.116 | 0.4044 | 0.2884 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.2955 | 0.607 | 0.3115 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.3308 | 0.607 | 0.2762 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.47 | 0.607 | 0.137 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.545 | 0.846 | 0.301 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.3083 | 0.853 | 0.5447 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3438 | 0.853 | 0.5092 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.6851 | 0.853 | 0.1679 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.83 | 0.853 | 0.023 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.8196 | 0.853 | 0.0334 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.8933 | 0.858 | 0.0353 | France |
| 1910s | 0.8372 | 0.8642 | 0.027 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.8695 | 0.91 | 0.0405 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.856 | 0.9038 | 0.0478 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5105 | 0.9038 | 0.3933 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.8958 | 0.962 | 0.0662 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.9608 | 0.0592 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.946 | 0.9672 | 0.0212 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9557 | 0.973 | 0.0173 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.965 | 0.9758 | 0.0108 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.965 | 0.9746 | 0.0096 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9596 | 0.9732 | 0.0136 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9502 | 0.9622 | 0.012 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.953 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between France and Sweden?
- 0.007, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.