Norway vs Sweden: Participatory democracy index
Norway
0.638
in 2025
Sweden
0.635
in 2025
Norway rank
6th
Sweden rank
7th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.638 against 0.635 in Sweden, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.024 | 0.054 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.0318 | 0.0643 | 0.0325 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0387 | 0.066 | 0.0273 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0643 | 0.067 | 0.0027 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.1323 | 0.113 | 0.0193 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.1502 | 0.1217 | 0.0285 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.1766 | 0.1962 | 0.0196 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.174 | 0.2234 | 0.0494 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2176 | 0.2264 | 0.0088 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2481 | 0.227 | 0.0211 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.3014 | 0.2344 | 0.067 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.4007 | 0.2644 | 0.1363 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4582 | 0.4636 | 0.0054 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4559 | 0.4862 | 0.0303 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2909 | 0.5005 | 0.2096 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.5593 | 0.5599 | 0.0006 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.5861 | 0.57 | 0.0161 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.6204 | 0.6475 | 0.0271 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.6239 | 0.6891 | 0.0652 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.6503 | 0.6827 | 0.0324 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6537 | 0.6829 | 0.0292 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6456 | 0.6622 | 0.0166 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6372 | 0.6378 | 0.0007 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.638 against 0.635 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.003, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.