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
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed