Luxembourg vs Sweden: Liberal democracy
Luxembourg
3
in 2025
Sweden
3
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3 against 3 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 3 against 3 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.