Argentina vs Sweden: Full democracy

Argentina
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina 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 0 0
1920s 0 0.8 0.8 Sweden
1930s 0 0.3 0.3 Sweden
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 Sweden
1950s 0 1 1 Sweden
1960s 0 1 1 Sweden
1970s 0 1 1 Sweden
1980s 0.4 1 0.6 Sweden
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Argentina or Sweden?
Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Argentina and Sweden?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sweden?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Sweden rank globally for full democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).