Luxembourg vs Sweden: Full democracy
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for full democracy?
- Luxembourg 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).