Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Sweden

Sweden: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 87.09 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.09 0-100
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 208 countries
All-time high
90.29 0-100
in 2012
All-time low
85.84 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Sweden, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 85.9 0-1001998: 85.8 0-1002000: 86.1 0-1002002: 86.7 0-1002003: 86.9 0-1002004: 86.5 0-1002005: 86 0-1002006: 86.7 0-1002007: 87.5 0-1002008: 87.8 0-1002009: 87.3 0-1002010: 87 0-1002011: 89.8 0-1002012: 90.3 0-1002013: 88.8 0-1002014: 87.6 0-1002015: 87.9 0-1002016: 87.9 0-1002017: 87.3 0-1002018: 87.3 0-1002019: 87 0-1002020: 88.3 0-1002021: 87.7 0-1002022: 87.5 0-1002023: 87.1 0-1002024: 87.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Sweden stood at 87.09 0-100.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Sweden peaked at 90.29 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.84 0-100, in 1998.

That places Sweden 4th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Sweden, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 85.87 0-100 —
1998 85.84 0-100 -0.0%
2000 86.07 0-100 +0.3%
2002 86.7 0-100 +0.7%
2003 86.9 0-100 +0.2%
2004 86.46 0-100 -0.5%
2005 86 0-100 -0.5%
2006 86.66 0-100 +0.8%
2007 87.45 0-100 +0.9%
2008 87.77 0-100 +0.4%
2009 87.34 0-100 -0.5%
2010 87.05 0-100 -0.3%
2011 89.76 0-100 +3.1%
2012 90.29 0-100 +0.6%
2013 88.8 0-100 -1.7%
2014 87.56 0-100 -1.4%
2015 87.92 0-100 +0.4%
2016 87.92 0-100 +0.0%
2017 87.26 0-100 -0.7%
2018 87.33 0-100 +0.1%
2019 87.05 0-100 -0.3%
2020 88.32 0-100 +1.5%
2021 87.75 0-100 -0.6%
2022 87.51 0-100 -0.3%
2023 87.14 0-100 -0.4%
2024 87.09 0-100 -0.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 87.09 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 87.09 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.94 0-100, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.85 0-100 85.84 0-100 85.87 0-100 2
2000s 86.82 0-100 86 0-100 87.77 0-100 9
2010s 88.09 0-100 87.05 0-100 90.29 0-100 10
2020s 87.56 0-100 87.09 0-100 88.32 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Norway 90.62 0-100 compare
  2. 2 Denmark 90.02 0-100 compare
  3. 3 Finland 89.29 0-100 compare
  4. 5 New Zealand 86.42 0-100 compare
  5. 6 Luxembourg 86 0-100 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 85.79 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Sweden?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Sweden was 87.09 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 90.29 0-100 in 2012.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 85.84 0-100 in 1998.
How does Sweden rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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