Qatar vs Sweden: Democratic change
Qatar
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Qatar rank
23rd
Sweden rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Qatar
- Sweden
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Qatar or Sweden?
- Qatar, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Qatar and Sweden?
- 0, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for democratic change?
- Qatar ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.