Austria vs Sweden: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 218 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Sweden?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).