Luxembourg vs Sweden: Electoral democracy

Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 211 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.1 0.1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.5 1 0.5 Sweden
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
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, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Luxembourg and Sweden?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).