What is equal rights protection index in Sweden?

Equal rights protection index in Sweden was 0.924 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 1970.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 0.343 in 1789.

How does Sweden rank for equal rights protection index?

Sweden ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Sweden

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

Sweden: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.924 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.924

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

12th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.98

in 1970

All-time low

0.343

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Sweden, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.924 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Sweden peaked at 0.98 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.343, in 1789.

That places Sweden 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.343	0.343	0.343	1
1790s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1800s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1810s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1820s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1830s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1840s	0.3952	0.343	0.517	10
1850s	0.5238	0.517	0.585	10
1860s	0.585	0.585	0.585	10
1870s	0.585	0.585	0.585	10
1880s	0.585	0.585	0.585	10
1890s	0.585	0.585	0.585	10
1900s	0.6187	0.614	0.661	10
1910s	0.6062	0.59	0.664	10
1920s	0.711	0.711	0.711	10
1930s	0.7398	0.711	0.81	10
1940s	0.8145	0.81	0.815	10
1950s	0.8153	0.815	0.818	10
1960s	0.9598	0.904	0.977	10
1970s	0.9752	0.974	0.98	10
1980s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1990s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
2000s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
2010s	0.9683	0.952	0.979	10
2020s	0.945	0.924	0.963	6

Countries ranked near Sweden

9 Czechia 0.955 compare
9 Switzerland 0.955 compare
11 Italy 0.929 compare
13 Austria 0.923 compare
14 Taiwan 0.922 compare
15 Netherlands 0.919 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Sweden

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
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)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.853 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.96 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.635 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.96 (2025)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Sweden?: Equal rights protection index in Sweden was 0.924 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 1970.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.343 in 1789.
How does Sweden rank for equal rights protection index?: Sweden ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.