Marshall Islands vs Sweden: Electoral democracy

Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

Across all 151 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.1 0.1 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 0.9 Sweden
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, Marshall Islands or Sweden?
Marshall Islands, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Marshall Islands and Sweden?
0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sweden?
151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
Marshall Islands 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).