New Zealand vs Sweden: Private civil liberties index
New Zealand
0.941
in 2025
Sweden
0.941
in 2025
New Zealand rank
4th
Sweden rank
4th
Private civil liberties index over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.941 against 0.941 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.876 | 0.631 | 0.245 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.876 | 0.631 | 0.245 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.876 | 0.7808 | 0.0952 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.876 | 0.822 | 0.054 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.909 | 0.822 | 0.087 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.931 | 0.822 | 0.109 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.931 | 0.822 | 0.109 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.9274 | 0.8227 | 0.1047 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.93 | 0.8351 | 0.0949 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.9291 | 0.8389 | 0.0902 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.9231 | 0.8384 | 0.0847 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.928 | 0.8926 | 0.0354 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.9364 | 0.9317 | 0.0047 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9504 | 0.9422 | 0.0082 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9566 | 0.9614 | 0.0048 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.944 | 0.962 | 0.018 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.944 | 0.964 | 0.02 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.944 | 0.9563 | 0.0123 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9338 | 0.9453 | 0.0115 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 0.941 against 0.941 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- New Zealand ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.