Norway vs Sweden: Democracy
Norway
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Norway rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Sweden?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Norway 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).