Ireland vs Sweden: Political civil liberties index
Ireland
0.967
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
Ireland rank
3rd
Sweden rank
6th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.967 against 0.96 in Sweden, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.69 | 0.388 | 0.302 | Ireland |
| 1790s | 0.6491 | 0.388 | 0.2611 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0.625 | 0.4044 | 0.2206 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.6037 | 0.607 | 0.0033 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.6343 | 0.607 | 0.0273 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.7001 | 0.607 | 0.0931 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.789 | 0.846 | 0.057 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.8201 | 0.853 | 0.0329 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.822 | 0.853 | 0.031 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.8464 | 0.853 | 0.0066 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.853 | 0.853 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.8554 | 0.853 | 0.0024 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.8736 | 0.858 | 0.0156 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.8414 | 0.8642 | 0.0228 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.8014 | 0.91 | 0.1086 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.8561 | 0.9038 | 0.0477 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.8572 | 0.9038 | 0.0466 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.879 | 0.962 | 0.083 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8929 | 0.9608 | 0.0679 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.909 | 0.9672 | 0.0582 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.916 | 0.973 | 0.057 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.9758 | 0.0148 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.972 | 0.9746 | 0.0026 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9725 | 0.9732 | 0.0007 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9708 | 0.9622 | 0.0087 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Ireland or Sweden?
- Ireland, at 0.967 against 0.96 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.007, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Ireland ranks 3rd 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.