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Norway vs Sweden: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Norway
0.988
in 2025
Sweden
0.989
in 2025
Norway rank
3rd
Sweden rank
1st

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.989 against 0.988 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1780s 0.583 0.858 0.275 Sweden
1790s 0.583 0.858 0.275 Sweden
1800s 0.583 0.858 0.275 Sweden
1810s 0.7505 0.858 0.1075 Sweden
1820s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1830s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1840s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1850s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1860s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1870s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1880s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1890s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1900s 0.918 0.858 0.06 Norway
1910s 0.918 0.8682 0.0498 Norway
1920s 0.918 0.945 0.027 Sweden
1930s 0.918 0.9619 0.0439 Sweden
1940s 0.5074 0.989 0.4816 Sweden
1950s 0.928 0.989 0.061 Sweden
1960s 0.928 0.989 0.061 Sweden
1970s 0.928 0.989 0.061 Sweden
1980s 0.971 0.989 0.018 Sweden
1990s 0.988 0.989 0.001 Sweden
2000s 0.988 0.989 0.001 Sweden
2010s 0.988 0.989 0.001 Sweden
2020s 0.988 0.989 0.001 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.989 against 0.988 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Norway and Sweden?
0.001, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for physical integrity rights index?
Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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