Germany vs Sweden: Democracy
Germany
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Sweden?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Germany 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).