Norway vs Sweden: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Norway
0.863
in 2025
Sweden
0.817
in 2025
Norway rank
2nd
Sweden rank
5th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.863 against 0.817 in Sweden, a difference of 0.046.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.382 | 0.2198 | 0.1622 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.501 | 0.2709 | 0.2301 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.5554 | 0.531 | 0.0244 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.5624 | 0.5969 | 0.0345 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.3402 | 0.6109 | 0.2707 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.7475 | 0.7167 | 0.0308 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.7966 | 0.7249 | 0.0717 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.8132 | 0.8599 | 0.0467 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8338 | 0.8794 | 0.0456 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8528 | 0.8834 | 0.0306 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.868 | 0.8794 | 0.0114 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.868 | 0.8718 | 0.0038 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8612 | 0.8273 | 0.0338 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.863 against 0.817 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.046, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.