Denmark vs Sweden: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Denmark
0.913
in 2025
Sweden
0.889
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.913 against 0.889 in Sweden, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 175 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 | 0.108 | 0.187 | 0.079 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.1078 | 0.1898 | 0.082 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.106 | 0.1952 | 0.0892 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.106 | 0.261 | 0.155 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.106 | 0.2708 | 0.1648 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.1321 | 0.2748 | 0.1427 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.1772 | 0.3065 | 0.1293 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.3606 | 0.3078 | 0.0528 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.3629 | 0.3095 | 0.0534 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.3596 | 0.3133 | 0.0463 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.3474 | 0.3135 | 0.0339 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.354 | 0.3147 | 0.0393 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.5761 | 0.3129 | 0.2632 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.7135 | 0.3682 | 0.3453 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.8702 | 0.661 | 0.2092 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.8568 | 0.7 | 0.1568 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.654 | 0.7107 | 0.0567 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9015 | 0.7719 | 0.1296 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9032 | 0.7756 | 0.1276 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9071 | 0.8891 | 0.018 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.9073 | 0.9074 | 0.0001 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.908 | 0.9115 | 0.0035 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9142 | 0.9115 | 0.0027 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9196 | 0.9126 | 0.007 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9153 | 0.891 | 0.0243 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.913 against 0.889 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.024, with Denmark 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 government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.