What is egalitarian democracy index in Sweden?

Egalitarian democracy index in Sweden was 0.802 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 1990.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.224 in 1903.

How does Sweden rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Sweden ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sweden data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sweden

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sweden
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.802 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.802

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

7th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.876

in 1990

All-time low

0.224

in 1903

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sweden, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Sweden is 0.802, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Sweden peaked at 0.876 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.224, in 1903.

Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2255	0.224	0.234	10
1910s	0.2556	0.23	0.329	10
1920s	0.4804	0.349	0.518	10
1930s	0.5262	0.515	0.536	10
1940s	0.555	0.523	0.605	10
1950s	0.6463	0.641	0.652	10
1960s	0.6953	0.683	0.699	10
1970s	0.833	0.712	0.856	10
1980s	0.8655	0.863	0.871	10
1990s	0.8729	0.866	0.876	10
2000s	0.8673	0.866	0.869	10
2010s	0.8512	0.821	0.873	10
2020s	0.8098	0.794	0.824	6

Countries ranked near Sweden

4 Switzerland 0.82 compare
5 Estonia 0.81 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.81 compare
8 Ireland 0.775 compare
9 Czechia 0.767 compare
10 Germany 0.766 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Sweden

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 144,116 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 128 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.853 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.889 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.946 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.931 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Sweden?: Egalitarian democracy index in Sweden was 0.802 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 1990.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.224 in 1903.
How does Sweden rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Sweden ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.