Romania vs Sweden: Democracy
Romania
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Romania rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.56 | 0.5556 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 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, Romania or Sweden?
- Romania, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Romania and Sweden?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Romania 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).