Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Democracy
Sri Lanka
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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).