Marshall Islands vs Sweden: Democracy
Marshall Islands
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- Sweden
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 151 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 7 | 4.5 | Sweden |
| 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, Marshall Islands or Sweden?
- Marshall Islands, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Marshall Islands and Sweden?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sweden?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Marshall Islands 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
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).