Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Germany or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.802 against 0.766 in Germany as of 2025.

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

80 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Germany vs Sweden: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Germany

0.766

in 2025

Sweden

0.802

in 2025

Germany rank

10th

Sweden rank

7th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.802 against 0.766 in Germany, a difference of 0.036.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1706	0.2255	0.0549	Sweden
1910s	0.2077	0.2556	0.0479	Sweden
1920s	0.4824	0.4804	0.002	Germany
1930s	0.2141	0.5262	0.3121	Sweden
1940s	0.1086	0.523	0.4144	Sweden
1990s	0.8263	0.8726	0.0462	Sweden
2000s	0.8385	0.8673	0.0288	Sweden
2010s	0.8304	0.8512	0.0208	Sweden
2020s	0.7865	0.8098	0.0233	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Germany or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.802 against 0.766 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Germany and Sweden?: 0.036, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Germany ranks 10th 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.