Albania vs Sweden: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Albania
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Albania rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Albania
- Sweden
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0.125 | 0.125 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Albania or Sweden?
- Albania, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Albania and Sweden?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Albania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).