Lithuania vs Sweden: Distribution of Democracy Index

Lithuania
20
in 2018
Sweden
20
in 2018
Lithuania rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Lithuania
  • Sweden
05101520180019092018

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 20 against 20 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Sweden Difference Ahead
1910s 14 20 6 Sweden
1920s 10.4 20 9.6 Sweden
1930s 1.5 20 18.5 Sweden
1940s 1 20 19 Sweden
1950s 2.4 20 17.6 Sweden
1960s 3 20 17 Sweden
1970s 3 20 17 Sweden
1980s 3.4 20 16.6 Sweden
1990s 19 20 1 Sweden
2000s 20 20 0
2010s 20 20 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Lithuania or Sweden?
Lithuania, at 20 against 20 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Lithuania and Sweden?
0, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Lithuania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).