Italy vs Sweden: Equal rights protection index
Italy
0.929
in 2025
Sweden
0.924
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.929 against 0.924 in Sweden, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.016 | 0.343 | 0.327 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.016 | 0.343 | 0.327 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.016 | 0.343 | 0.327 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.0265 | 0.3952 | 0.3687 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.121 | 0.5238 | 0.4028 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3394 | 0.585 | 0.2456 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.394 | 0.585 | 0.191 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.394 | 0.585 | 0.191 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.394 | 0.585 | 0.191 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.457 | 0.6187 | 0.1617 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4658 | 0.6062 | 0.1404 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3822 | 0.711 | 0.3288 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3176 | 0.7398 | 0.4222 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.567 | 0.8145 | 0.2475 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.8648 | 0.8153 | 0.0495 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9239 | 0.9598 | 0.0359 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.961 | 0.9752 | 0.0142 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.966 | 0.979 | 0.013 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.966 | 0.979 | 0.013 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.966 | 0.979 | 0.013 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9374 | 0.9683 | 0.0309 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9225 | 0.945 | 0.0225 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.929 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.005, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.