Romania vs Sweden: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Romania
0.892
in 2025
Sweden
0.901
in 2025
Romania rank
39th
Sweden rank
37th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.901 against 0.892 in Romania, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.016 | 0.06 | 0.044 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.016 | 0.06 | 0.044 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.016 | 0.06 | 0.044 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.2719 | 0.6902 | 0.4183 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.453 | 0.851 | 0.398 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.453 | 0.851 | 0.398 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.453 | 0.851 | 0.398 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.453 | 0.851 | 0.398 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.453 | 0.8711 | 0.4181 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.453 | 0.918 | 0.465 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3992 | 0.918 | 0.5188 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.184 | 0.918 | 0.734 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.184 | 0.918 | 0.734 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.184 | 0.918 | 0.734 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.184 | 0.918 | 0.734 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.184 | 0.918 | 0.734 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8499 | 0.918 | 0.0681 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8849 | 0.918 | 0.0331 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.902 | 0.9061 | 0.0041 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8937 | 0.901 | 0.0073 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Romania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.901 against 0.892 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.009, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Romania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.