Namibia vs Sweden: Democracy

Namibia
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Namibia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Namibia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sweden Difference Ahead
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, Namibia or Sweden?
Namibia, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Namibia and Sweden?
0, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Namibia and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
Namibia 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

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).