Germany vs Sweden: Deliberative Democracy Index
Germany
0.79
in 2025
Sweden
0.817
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.817 against 0.79 in Germany, a difference of 0.027.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1772 | 0.2198 | 0.0426 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1982 | 0.2709 | 0.0727 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4877 | 0.531 | 0.0433 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.143 | 0.5969 | 0.4539 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.011 | 0.5516 | 0.5406 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.865 | 0.883 | 0.018 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8695 | 0.8794 | 0.0099 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.856 | 0.8718 | 0.0158 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8107 | 0.8273 | 0.0167 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.817 against 0.79 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.027, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Germany ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. 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 extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.