Bolivia vs Sweden: Electoral democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Sweden ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Sweden Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0.3 0 0.3 Bolivia
1840s 0.7 0 0.7 Bolivia
1850s 0.7 0 0.7 Bolivia
1860s 0.2 0 0.2 Bolivia
1870s 0.1 0 0.1 Bolivia
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1900s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1910s 1 0.3 0.7 Bolivia
1920s 0.9 1.8 0.9 Sweden
1930s 0.5 2 1.5 Sweden
1940s 0.4444 2 1.56 Sweden
1950s 0.8 2 1.2 Sweden
1960s 0.9 2 1.1 Sweden
1970s 0.1 2 1.9 Sweden
1980s 0.9 2 1.1 Sweden
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 1.8 2 0.2 Sweden
2020s 1.83 2 0.1667 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Bolivia or Sweden?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bolivia and Sweden?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Sweden?
200 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.