Indonesia vs Sweden: Democracy

Indonesia
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Indonesia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

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

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sweden Difference Ahead
1940s 1 2 1 Sweden
1950s 1 2 1 Sweden
1960s 0.6 2 1.4 Sweden
1970s 0 2 2 Sweden
1980s 0 2 2 Sweden
1990s 0.3 2 1.7 Sweden
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Indonesia or Sweden?
Indonesia, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Indonesia and Sweden?
0, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
Indonesia 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).