Denmark vs Sweden: Key features of human rights, annual growth rate

Denmark
-0.1042 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-0.1041 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
85th
Sweden rank
84th

Key features of human rights, annual growth rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports -0.1041 % change on previous year against -0.1042 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 48 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 84th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1790s 0.197 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.197 % change on previous year Denmark
1800s 0.9276 % change on previous year 0.8307 % change on previous year 0.097 % change on previous year Denmark
1810s 0 % change on previous year 0.2655 % change on previous year 0.2655 % change on previous year Sweden
1820s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year
1830s 1.85 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year Denmark
1840s 2.56 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year Denmark
1850s 0.3489 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.3489 % change on previous year Denmark
1860s 0 % change on previous year 0.783 % change on previous year 0.783 % change on previous year Sweden
1870s 0.0232 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.0232 % change on previous year Denmark
1880s -0.5737 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.5737 % change on previous year Sweden
1890s 0.7559 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.7559 % change on previous year Denmark
1900s 0 % change on previous year 0.0358 % change on previous year 0.0358 % change on previous year Sweden
1910s 0.0322 % change on previous year 0.2829 % change on previous year 0.2507 % change on previous year Sweden
1920s 0.0642 % change on previous year 0.354 % change on previous year 0.2898 % change on previous year Sweden
1930s -0.0853 % change on previous year -0.0984 % change on previous year 0.0132 % change on previous year Denmark
1940s 1.61 % change on previous year 0.5817 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Denmark
1950s 0.0104 % change on previous year 0.096 % change on previous year 0.0856 % change on previous year Sweden
1960s 0.0725 % change on previous year 0.0947 % change on previous year 0.0222 % change on previous year Sweden
1970s 0 % change on previous year 0.1041 % change on previous year 0.1041 % change on previous year Sweden
1980s 0 % change on previous year 0.0517 % change on previous year 0.0517 % change on previous year Sweden
1990s 0 % change on previous year 0.0103 % change on previous year 0.0103 % change on previous year Sweden
2000s 0 % change on previous year 0.0103 % change on previous year 0.0103 % change on previous year Sweden
2010s -0.1655 % change on previous year -0.1133 % change on previous year 0.0523 % change on previous year Sweden
2020s 0.0913 % change on previous year -0.0519 % change on previous year 0.1432 % change on previous year Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, annual growth rate, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at -0.1041 % change on previous year against -0.1042 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights, annual growth rate between Denmark and Sweden?
0.0001 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for key features of human rights, annual growth rate?
Denmark ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of human rights, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Key features of human rights, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,999 data points, 1790–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.