Denmark vs Sweden: Key features of human rights
Denmark
0.959
in 2025
Sweden
0.96
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Sweden rank
2nd
Key features of human rights over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.959 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.529 | 0.626 | 0.097 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.5447 | 0.626 | 0.0813 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.589 | 0.6312 | 0.0422 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.589 | 0.696 | 0.107 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.589 | 0.696 | 0.107 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.6145 | 0.696 | 0.0815 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.7336 | 0.775 | 0.0414 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.907 | 0.776 | 0.131 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.916 | 0.825 | 0.091 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.9105 | 0.838 | 0.0725 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.8953 | 0.838 | 0.0573 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.901 | 0.838 | 0.063 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.931 | 0.841 | 0.09 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9316 | 0.8472 | 0.0844 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.9375 | 0.8921 | 0.0454 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.9342 | 0.8969 | 0.0373 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.7717 | 0.9071 | 0.1354 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9629 | 0.9461 | 0.0168 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.968 | 0.9563 | 0.0117 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.9634 | 0.0066 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.97 | 0.9718 | 0.0018 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.97 | 0.973 | 0.003 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.9734 | 0.0034 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9657 | 0.9699 | 0.0042 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9547 | 0.9625 | 0.0078 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.959 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.001, 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 key features of human rights?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.