Luxembourg vs Sweden: Political civil liberties index
Luxembourg
0.956
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
7th
Sweden rank
6th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.956 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.702 | 0.607 | 0.095 | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 0.702 | 0.607 | 0.095 | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 0.702 | 0.607 | 0.095 | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 0.7059 | 0.846 | 0.1401 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.741 | 0.853 | 0.112 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.741 | 0.853 | 0.112 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.741 | 0.853 | 0.112 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.741 | 0.853 | 0.112 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.741 | 0.853 | 0.112 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.718 | 0.858 | 0.14 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.5664 | 0.8642 | 0.2978 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.741 | 0.91 | 0.169 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.741 | 0.9038 | 0.1628 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5472 | 0.9038 | 0.3566 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.938 | 0.962 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9568 | 0.9608 | 0.004 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.958 | 0.9672 | 0.0092 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.958 | 0.973 | 0.015 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.958 | 0.9758 | 0.0178 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.958 | 0.9746 | 0.0166 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9578 | 0.9732 | 0.0154 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.956 | 0.9622 | 0.0062 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.956 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.004, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th 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.