Moldova vs Sweden: Electoral democracy
Moldova
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Moldova rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Moldova
- Sweden
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 217 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Moldova or Sweden?
- Moldova, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Moldova and Sweden?
- 0, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sweden?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Moldova 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.