Russia vs Sweden: Suffrage

Russia
100
in 2025
Sweden
100
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Russia
  • Sweden
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 100 against 100 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Russia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sweden Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 —
1790s 0 0 0 —
1800s 0 0.8 0.8 Sweden
1810s 0 8 8 Sweden
1820s 0 8 8 Sweden
1830s 0 8 8 Sweden
1840s 0 8 8 Sweden
1850s 0 8 8 Sweden
1860s 0 10.8 10.8 Sweden
1870s 0 15.6 15.6 Sweden
1880s 0 16.6 16.6 Sweden
1890s 0 17.7 17.7 Sweden
1900s 19.2 21.1 1.9 Sweden
1910s 57.4 40 17.4 Russia
1920s 90 88 2 Russia
1930s 93 100 7 Sweden
1940s 100 100 0 —
1950s 100 100 0 —
1960s 100 100 0 —
1970s 100 100 0 —
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, Russia or Sweden?
Russia, at 100 against 100 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Russia and Sweden?
0, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for suffrage?
Russia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed