Peru vs Sweden: Democracy

Peru
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Peru rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Peru
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 196 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sweden Difference Ahead
1820s 1 0 1 Peru
1830s 1 0 1 Peru
1840s 1 0 1 Peru
1850s 1 0.5 0.5 Peru
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1.6 0.6 Sweden
1920s 0 2 2 Sweden
1930s 0.9 2 1.1 Sweden
1940s 0.8 2 1.2 Sweden
1950s 1 2 1 Sweden
1960s 0.7 2 1.3 Sweden
1970s 0.2 2 1.8 Sweden
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 1.2 2 0.8 Sweden
2000s 1.9 2 0.1 Sweden
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Peru or Sweden?
Peru, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Peru and Sweden?
0, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?
196 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
Peru 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).