Norway vs Sweden: Political civil liberties index
Norway
0.955
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
Norway rank
8th
Sweden rank
6th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.955 in Norway, a difference of 0.005.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.084 | 0.388 | 0.304 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.084 | 0.388 | 0.304 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.084 | 0.4044 | 0.3204 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.1621 | 0.607 | 0.4449 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.229 | 0.607 | 0.378 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.177 | 0.607 | 0.43 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.333 | 0.846 | 0.513 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.6516 | 0.853 | 0.2014 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.756 | 0.853 | 0.097 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.774 | 0.853 | 0.079 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.8142 | 0.853 | 0.0388 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.841 | 0.853 | 0.012 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.8354 | 0.858 | 0.0226 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.8265 | 0.8642 | 0.0377 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.08 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.83 | 0.9038 | 0.0738 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5177 | 0.9038 | 0.3861 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.8906 | 0.962 | 0.0714 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.921 | 0.9608 | 0.0398 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.939 | 0.9672 | 0.0282 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.96 | 0.973 | 0.013 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.964 | 0.9758 | 0.0118 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.971 | 0.9746 | 0.0036 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9669 | 0.9732 | 0.0063 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9552 | 0.9622 | 0.007 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.955 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.005, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Norway ranks 8th 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.