Denmark vs Sweden: Freedom of association index
Denmark
0.929
in 2025
Sweden
0.931
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
Sweden rank
1st
Freedom of association index over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.931 against 0.929 in Denmark, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 15 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.567 | 0.249 | 0.318 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 0.567 | 0.2506 | 0.3164 | Denmark |
| 1800s | 0.567 | 0.2816 | 0.2854 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 0.567 | 0.5986 | 0.0316 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.567 | 0.5955 | 0.0285 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.583 | 0.5932 | 0.0102 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.6492 | 0.8413 | 0.1921 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.8795 | 0.8399 | 0.0396 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.8829 | 0.8402 | 0.0427 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.8695 | 0.8406 | 0.0289 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8748 | 0.8392 | 0.0356 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.8802 | 0.8387 | 0.0415 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9022 | 0.8265 | 0.0757 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.903 | 0.8313 | 0.0717 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.9027 | 0.8593 | 0.0434 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.903 | 0.8592 | 0.0438 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8346 | 0.8953 | 0.0607 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9288 | 0.9228 | 0.006 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9285 | 0.923 | 0.0055 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9287 | 0.9289 | 0.0002 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9282 | 0.9331 | 0.0049 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9278 | 0.932 | 0.0042 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9287 | 0.9334 | 0.0047 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.93 | 0.9342 | 0.0042 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9292 | 0.9272 | 0.002 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.931 against 0.929 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.002, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of association index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.