Italy vs Sweden: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Italy
5
in 2018
Sweden
5
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 5 against 5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 137 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1860s 3 4 1 Sweden
1870s 3 4 1 Sweden
1880s 3 4 1 Sweden
1890s 3 4 1 Sweden
1900s 3 4 1 Sweden
1910s 3 5 2 Sweden
1920s 3.5 5 1.5 Sweden
1930s 4 5 1 Sweden
1940s 4.4 5 0.6 Sweden
1950s 5 5 0
1960s 5 5 0
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Italy or Sweden?
Italy, at 5 against 5 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Italy and Sweden?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
137 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Italy 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 Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).