Norway vs Sweden: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5 against 2.13 in Sweden, a difference of 0.37.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 144 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 | 1.63 | 0.5635 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 1.62 | 0.5944 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 1.75 | 0.6589 | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.13 | 0.374 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 2.5 against 2.13 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.37, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. 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 average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.