Denmark vs Sweden: Legislative Corruption Score
Denmark
2.98
in 2025
Sweden
2.98
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Sweden rank
3rd
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.98 against 2.98 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.38 | 2.18 | 0.796 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.88 | 2.18 | 0.3011 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2.09 | 2.18 | 0.089 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2.09 | 2.77 | 0.6896 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.08 | 3.22 | 1.14 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 3.22 | 0.9705 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.555 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.555 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.555 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.78 | 3.22 | 0.555 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.78 | 3.2 | 0.5795 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.51 | 2.98 | 0.5333 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 2.98 against 2.98 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.