What is egalitarian political institutions index in Sweden?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Sweden was 0.903 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 0.973 in 1992.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.563 in 1900.

How does Sweden rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Sweden ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sweden data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sweden

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sweden
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.903 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.903

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

11th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.973

in 1992

All-time low

0.563

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sweden, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.903 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Sweden peaked at 0.973 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.563, in 1900.

That places Sweden 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sweden, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.563	—
1901	0.563	+0.0%
1902	0.563	+0.0%
1903	0.563	+0.0%
1904	0.563	+0.0%
1905	0.564	+0.2%
1906	0.564	+0.0%
1907	0.564	+0.0%
1908	0.564	+0.0%
1909	0.581	+3.0%
1910	0.567	-2.4%
1911	0.568	+0.2%
1912	0.568	+0.0%
1913	0.566	-0.4%
1914	0.566	+0.0%
1915	0.566	+0.0%
1916	0.566	+0.0%
1917	0.586	+3.5%
1918	0.6	+2.4%
1919	0.617	+2.8%
1920	0.661	+7.1%
1921	0.663	+0.3%
1922	0.66	-0.5%
1923	0.693	+5.0%
1924	0.693	+0.0%
1925	0.693	+0.0%
1926	0.705	+1.7%
1927	0.705	+0.0%
1928	0.705	+0.0%
1929	0.705	+0.0%
1930	0.706	+0.1%
1931	0.706	+0.0%
1932	0.709	+0.4%
1933	0.722	+1.8%
1934	0.727	+0.7%
1935	0.727	+0.0%
1936	0.727	+0.0%
1937	0.727	+0.0%
1938	0.755	+3.9%
1939	0.761	+0.8%
1940	0.759	-0.3%
1941	0.759	+0.0%
1942	0.759	+0.0%
1943	0.759	+0.0%
1944	0.759	+0.0%
1945	0.759	+0.0%
1946	0.768	+1.2%
1947	0.768	+0.0%
1948	0.77	+0.3%
1949	0.77	+0.0%
1950	0.826	+7.3%
1951	0.826	+0.0%
1952	0.827	+0.1%
1953	0.827	+0.0%
1954	0.827	+0.0%
1955	0.842	+1.8%
1956	0.842	+0.0%
1957	0.842	+0.0%
1958	0.842	+0.0%
1959	0.84	-0.2%
1960	0.889	+5.8%
1961	0.889	+0.0%
1962	0.915	+2.9%
1963	0.915	+0.0%
1964	0.915	+0.0%
1965	0.915	+0.0%
1966	0.919	+0.4%
1967	0.919	+0.0%
1968	0.92	+0.1%
1969	0.92	+0.0%
1970	0.942	+2.4%
1971	0.942	+0.0%
1972	0.938	-0.4%
1973	0.938	+0.0%
1974	0.947	+1.0%
1975	0.947	+0.0%
1976	0.953	+0.6%
1977	0.952	-0.1%
1978	0.952	+0.0%
1979	0.952	+0.0%
1980	0.966	+1.5%
1981	0.966	+0.0%
1982	0.966	+0.0%
1983	0.966	+0.0%
1984	0.966	+0.0%
1985	0.966	+0.0%
1986	0.966	+0.0%
1987	0.969	+0.3%
1988	0.969	+0.0%
1989	0.972	+0.3%
1990	0.972	+0.0%
1991	0.972	+0.0%
1992	0.973	+0.1%
1993	0.973	+0.0%
1994	0.971	-0.2%
1995	0.971	+0.0%
1996	0.971	+0.0%
1997	0.971	+0.0%
1998	0.965	-0.6%
1999	0.962	-0.3%
2000	0.962	+0.0%
2001	0.962	+0.0%
2002	0.962	+0.0%
2003	0.962	+0.0%
2004	0.962	+0.0%
2005	0.962	+0.0%
2006	0.962	+0.0%
2007	0.962	+0.0%
2008	0.962	+0.0%
2009	0.96	-0.2%
2010	0.962	+0.2%
2011	0.962	+0.0%
2012	0.962	+0.0%
2013	0.945	-1.8%
2014	0.945	+0.0%
2015	0.934	-1.2%
2016	0.926	-0.9%
2017	0.913	-1.4%
2018	0.917	+0.4%
2019	0.917	+0.0%
2020	0.917	+0.0%
2021	0.917	+0.0%
2022	0.912	-0.5%
2023	0.912	+0.0%
2024	0.903	-1.0%
2025	0.903	+0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

Sweden's 0.903 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Sweden's 0.903 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.5652	0.563	0.581	10
1910s	0.577	0.566	0.617	10
1920s	0.6883	0.66	0.705	10
1930s	0.7267	0.706	0.761	10
1940s	0.763	0.759	0.77	10
1950s	0.8341	0.826	0.842	10
1960s	0.9116	0.889	0.92	10
1970s	0.9463	0.938	0.953	10
1980s	0.9672	0.966	0.972	10
1990s	0.9701	0.962	0.973	10
2000s	0.9618	0.96	0.962	10
2010s	0.9383	0.913	0.962	10
2020s	0.9107	0.903	0.917	6

Countries ranked near Sweden

8 Iceland 0.916 compare
9 Estonia 0.915 compare
10 Czechia 0.914 compare
12 Malta 0.899 compare
13 Cyprus 0.898 compare
14 Netherlands 0.893 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Sweden

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Sweden?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Sweden was 0.903 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 0.973 in 1992.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.563 in 1900.
How does Sweden rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Sweden ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.