Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Czechia or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.802 against 0.767 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs Sweden: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Czechia

0.767

in 2025

Sweden

0.802

in 2025

Czechia rank

9th

Sweden rank

7th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.802 against 0.767 in Czechia, a difference of 0.035.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Sweden ahead.

Czechia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.308	0.324	0.016	Sweden
1920s	0.6506	0.4804	0.1702	Czechia
1930s	0.5775	0.5262	0.0513	Czechia
1940s	0.1963	0.555	0.3587	Sweden
1950s	0.2381	0.6463	0.4082	Sweden
1960s	0.2482	0.6953	0.4471	Sweden
1970s	0.2397	0.833	0.5933	Sweden
1980s	0.2493	0.8655	0.6162	Sweden
1990s	0.7935	0.8729	0.0794	Sweden
2000s	0.8055	0.8673	0.0618	Sweden
2010s	0.7694	0.8512	0.0818	Sweden
2020s	0.753	0.8098	0.0568	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Czechia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.802 against 0.767 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Czechia and Sweden?: 0.035, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Czechia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.