Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Luxembourg or Sweden?

Luxembourg, at 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 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.

Luxembourg vs Sweden: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Luxembourg

0.81

in 2025

Sweden

0.802

in 2025

Luxembourg rank

5th

Sweden rank

7th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Luxembourg
Sweden

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2566	0.2792	0.0226	Sweden
1920s	0.4794	0.4804	0.001	Sweden
1930s	0.4766	0.5262	0.0496	Sweden
1940s	0.404	0.555	0.151	Sweden
1950s	0.7342	0.6463	0.0879	Luxembourg
1960s	0.7748	0.6953	0.0795	Luxembourg
1970s	0.7964	0.833	0.0366	Sweden
1980s	0.7989	0.8655	0.0666	Sweden
1990s	0.815	0.8729	0.0579	Sweden
2000s	0.8169	0.8673	0.0504	Sweden
2010s	0.8221	0.8512	0.0291	Sweden
2020s	0.808	0.8098	0.0018	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Luxembourg or Sweden?: Luxembourg, at 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Luxembourg and Sweden?: 0.008, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Luxembourg ranks 5th 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.