Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Electoral democracy
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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
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).