Israel vs Sweden: Democracy
Israel
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Israel rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Israel or Sweden?
- Israel, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and Sweden?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Israel 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).