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
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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.

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Indicator
Freedom of association index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed