Norway vs Sweden: Legislative Corruption Score
Norway
3.22
in 2025
Sweden
2.98
in 2025
Norway rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.22 against 2.98 in Sweden, a difference of 0.24.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 208 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1820s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1830s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1840s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1850s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1860s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1870s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1880s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1890s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2.99 | 2.18 | 0.809 | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.18 | 2.87 | 0.3095 | Norway |
| 1950s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 0.001 | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 3.2 | 0.0255 | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.22 | 2.98 | 0.246 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 3.22 against 2.98 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.24, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 208 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Norway ranks 2nd 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.