Hungary vs Sweden: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 150 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6667 | 2 | 1.33 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 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, Hungary or Sweden?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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
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).