Luxembourg vs Sweden: Democracy

Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1810s 0 2 2 Sweden
1820s 0 2 2 Sweden
1830s 0 2 2 Sweden
1840s 0.4 2 1.6 Sweden
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2 0
1880s 2 2 0
1890s 4 2 2 Luxembourg
1900s 4 2 2 Luxembourg
1910s 3.4 2.8 0.6 Luxembourg
1920s 6 6.8 0.8 Sweden
1930s 6 6.3 0.3 Sweden
1940s 3.4 6.4 3 Sweden
1950s 7 7 0
1960s 7 7 0
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Sweden?
0, with Luxembourg 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 democracy?
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).