Czechia vs Sweden: Democracy

Czechia
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Czechia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 94 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Sweden Difference Ahead
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 1.89 2 0.1111 Sweden
1940s 0.8 2 1.2 Sweden
1950s 0 2 2 Sweden
1960s 0 2 2 Sweden
1970s 0 2 2 Sweden
1980s 0.1 2 1.9 Sweden
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, Czechia or Sweden?
Czechia, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Sweden?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
94 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
Czechia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).