Denmark vs Sweden: Varieties of democracy
Denmark
0.913
in 2025
Sweden
0.889
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd
Varieties of democracy over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.913 against 0.889 in Sweden, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.