Which has higher private civil liberties index, Ireland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.941 against 0.939 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Sweden: Private Civil Liberties Index

Ireland

0.939

in 2025

Sweden

0.941

in 2025

Ireland rank

6th

Sweden rank

4th

Private Civil Liberties Index over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.941 against 0.939 in Ireland, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.167	0.631	0.464	Sweden
1790s	0.2014	0.631	0.4296	Sweden
1800s	0.2656	0.631	0.3654	Sweden
1810s	0.267	0.631	0.364	Sweden
1820s	0.267	0.631	0.364	Sweden
1830s	0.5227	0.631	0.1083	Sweden
1840s	0.6768	0.631	0.0458	Ireland
1850s	0.696	0.631	0.065	Ireland
1860s	0.6994	0.7808	0.0814	Sweden
1870s	0.7165	0.822	0.1055	Sweden
1880s	0.8041	0.822	0.0179	Sweden
1890s	0.811	0.822	0.011	Sweden
1900s	0.811	0.822	0.011	Sweden
1910s	0.8222	0.8227	0.0005	Sweden
1920s	0.8756	0.8351	0.0405	Ireland
1930s	0.884	0.8389	0.0451	Ireland
1940s	0.884	0.8384	0.0456	Ireland
1950s	0.8884	0.8926	0.0042	Sweden
1960s	0.9054	0.9317	0.0263	Sweden
1970s	0.9144	0.9422	0.0278	Sweden
1980s	0.9261	0.9614	0.0353	Sweden
1990s	0.927	0.962	0.035	Sweden
2000s	0.9277	0.964	0.0363	Sweden
2010s	0.9357	0.9563	0.0206	Sweden
2020s	0.9363	0.9453	0.009	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private civil liberties index, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.941 against 0.939 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Ireland and Sweden?: 0.002, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for private civil liberties index?: Ireland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Private Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.