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Strong elected local governments index in Sweden

Sweden: Strong elected local governments index was 0.994 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.994
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.994
in 2018
All-time low
0.215
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Strong elected local governments index in Sweden, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.994 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Sweden peaked at 0.994 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.215, in 1789.

Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Strong elected local governments index in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.215 —
1790 0.215 +0.0%
1791 0.215 +0.0%
1792 0.215 +0.0%
1793 0.215 +0.0%
1794 0.215 +0.0%
1795 0.215 +0.0%
1796 0.215 +0.0%
1797 0.215 +0.0%
1798 0.215 +0.0%
1799 0.215 +0.0%
1800 0.215 +0.0%
1801 0.215 +0.0%
1802 0.215 +0.0%
1803 0.215 +0.0%
1804 0.215 +0.0%
1805 0.215 +0.0%
1806 0.215 +0.0%
1807 0.215 +0.0%
1808 0.215 +0.0%
1809 0.215 +0.0%
1810 0.215 +0.0%
1811 0.215 +0.0%
1812 0.215 +0.0%
1813 0.215 +0.0%
1814 0.215 +0.0%
1815 0.215 +0.0%
1816 0.215 +0.0%
1817 0.215 +0.0%
1818 0.215 +0.0%
1819 0.215 +0.0%
1820 0.215 +0.0%
1821 0.215 +0.0%
1822 0.215 +0.0%
1823 0.215 +0.0%
1824 0.215 +0.0%
1825 0.215 +0.0%
1826 0.215 +0.0%
1827 0.215 +0.0%
1828 0.215 +0.0%
1829 0.215 +0.0%
1830 0.215 +0.0%
1831 0.215 +0.0%
1832 0.215 +0.0%
1833 0.215 +0.0%
1834 0.215 +0.0%
1835 0.215 +0.0%
1836 0.215 +0.0%
1837 0.215 +0.0%
1838 0.215 +0.0%
1839 0.215 +0.0%
1840 0.215 +0.0%
1841 0.215 +0.0%
1842 0.215 +0.0%
1843 0.511 +137.7%
1844 0.511 +0.0%
1845 0.511 +0.0%
1846 0.511 +0.0%
1847 0.511 +0.0%
1848 0.511 +0.0%
1849 0.511 +0.0%
1850 0.511 +0.0%
1851 0.511 +0.0%
1852 0.511 +0.0%
1853 0.511 +0.0%
1854 0.511 +0.0%
1855 0.511 +0.0%
1856 0.511 +0.0%
1857 0.511 +0.0%
1858 0.511 +0.0%
1859 0.511 +0.0%
1860 0.511 +0.0%
1861 0.511 +0.0%
1862 0.511 +0.0%
1863 0.951 +86.1%
1864 0.951 +0.0%
1865 0.951 +0.0%
1866 0.951 +0.0%
1867 0.951 +0.0%
1868 0.951 +0.0%
1869 0.951 +0.0%
1870 0.951 +0.0%
1871 0.951 +0.0%
1872 0.951 +0.0%
1873 0.951 +0.0%
1874 0.951 +0.0%
1875 0.951 +0.0%
1876 0.951 +0.0%
1877 0.951 +0.0%
1878 0.951 +0.0%
1879 0.951 +0.0%
1880 0.951 +0.0%
1881 0.951 +0.0%
1882 0.951 +0.0%
1883 0.951 +0.0%
1884 0.951 +0.0%
1885 0.951 +0.0%
1886 0.951 +0.0%
1887 0.951 +0.0%
1888 0.951 +0.0%
1889 0.951 +0.0%
1890 0.951 +0.0%
1891 0.951 +0.0%
1892 0.951 +0.0%
1893 0.951 +0.0%
1894 0.951 +0.0%
1895 0.951 +0.0%
1896 0.951 +0.0%
1897 0.951 +0.0%
1898 0.951 +0.0%
1899 0.951 +0.0%
1900 0.951 +0.0%
1901 0.951 +0.0%
1902 0.951 +0.0%
1903 0.951 +0.0%
1904 0.951 +0.0%
1905 0.951 +0.0%
1906 0.951 +0.0%
1907 0.951 +0.0%
1908 0.951 +0.0%
1909 0.951 +0.0%
1910 0.951 +0.0%
1911 0.951 +0.0%
1912 0.951 +0.0%
1913 0.951 +0.0%
1914 0.951 +0.0%
1915 0.951 +0.0%
1916 0.951 +0.0%
1917 0.992 +4.3%
1918 0.992 +0.0%
1919 0.992 +0.0%
1920 0.992 +0.0%
1921 0.992 +0.0%
1922 0.992 +0.0%
1923 0.992 +0.0%
1924 0.992 +0.0%
1925 0.992 +0.0%
1926 0.992 +0.0%
1927 0.992 +0.0%
1928 0.992 +0.0%
1929 0.992 +0.0%
1930 0.992 +0.0%
1931 0.992 +0.0%
1932 0.992 +0.0%
1933 0.992 +0.0%
1934 0.992 +0.0%
1935 0.992 +0.0%
1936 0.992 +0.0%
1937 0.992 +0.0%
1938 0.992 +0.0%
1939 0.992 +0.0%
1940 0.992 +0.0%
1941 0.992 +0.0%
1942 0.992 +0.0%
1943 0.992 +0.0%
1944 0.992 +0.0%
1945 0.992 +0.0%
1946 0.992 +0.0%
1947 0.992 +0.0%
1948 0.992 +0.0%
1949 0.992 +0.0%
1950 0.992 +0.0%
1951 0.992 +0.0%
1952 0.992 +0.0%
1953 0.992 +0.0%
1954 0.992 +0.0%
1955 0.992 +0.0%
1956 0.992 +0.0%
1957 0.992 +0.0%
1958 0.992 +0.0%
1959 0.992 +0.0%
1960 0.992 +0.0%
1961 0.992 +0.0%
1962 0.992 +0.0%
1963 0.992 +0.0%
1964 0.992 +0.0%
1965 0.992 +0.0%
1966 0.992 +0.0%
1967 0.992 +0.0%
1968 0.992 +0.0%
1969 0.992 +0.0%
1970 0.992 +0.0%
1971 0.992 +0.0%
1972 0.992 +0.0%
1973 0.992 +0.0%
1974 0.992 +0.0%
1975 0.992 +0.0%
1976 0.992 +0.0%
1977 0.992 +0.0%
1978 0.992 +0.0%
1979 0.992 +0.0%
1980 0.992 +0.0%
1981 0.992 +0.0%
1982 0.992 +0.0%
1983 0.992 +0.0%
1984 0.992 +0.0%
1985 0.992 +0.0%
1986 0.992 +0.0%
1987 0.992 +0.0%
1988 0.992 +0.0%
1989 0.992 +0.0%
1990 0.992 +0.0%
1991 0.992 +0.0%
1992 0.992 +0.0%
1993 0.992 +0.0%
1994 0.992 +0.0%
1995 0.992 +0.0%
1996 0.992 +0.0%
1997 0.992 +0.0%
1998 0.992 +0.0%
1999 0.992 +0.0%
2000 0.992 +0.0%
2001 0.992 +0.0%
2002 0.992 +0.0%
2003 0.992 +0.0%
2004 0.992 +0.0%
2005 0.992 +0.0%
2006 0.992 +0.0%
2007 0.992 +0.0%
2008 0.992 +0.0%
2009 0.992 +0.0%
2010 0.992 +0.0%
2011 0.992 +0.0%
2012 0.992 +0.0%
2013 0.992 +0.0%
2014 0.976 -1.6%
2015 0.976 +0.0%
2016 0.976 +0.0%
2017 0.976 +0.0%
2018 0.994 +1.8%
2019 0.994 +0.0%
2020 0.994 +0.0%
2021 0.994 +0.0%
2022 0.994 +0.0%
2023 0.994 +0.0%
2024 0.994 +0.0%
2025 0.994 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.994 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.963, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.994 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9305, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.215 0.215 0.215 1
1790s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1800s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1810s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1820s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1830s 0.215 0.215 0.215 10
1840s 0.4222 0.215 0.511 10
1850s 0.511 0.511 0.511 10
1860s 0.819 0.511 0.951 10
1870s 0.951 0.951 0.951 10
1880s 0.951 0.951 0.951 10
1890s 0.951 0.951 0.951 10
1900s 0.951 0.951 0.951 10
1910s 0.9633 0.951 0.992 10
1920s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1930s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1940s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1950s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1960s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1970s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1980s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
1990s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
2000s 0.992 0.992 0.992 10
2010s 0.986 0.976 0.994 10
2020s 0.994 0.994 0.994 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Indonesia 0.993 compare
  2. 9 Israel 0.992 compare
  3. 9 North Macedonia 0.992 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Sweden?
Strong elected local governments index in Sweden was 0.994 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.994 in 2018.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.215 in 1789.
How does Sweden rank for strong elected local governments index?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Strong elected local governments index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strong elected local governments index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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