Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden
Sweden: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.96 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.96
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.975
in 2012
All-time low
0.626
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789β2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden stood at 0.96.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden peaked at 0.975 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 1789.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.6312 | 0.626 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.696 | 0.696 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.696 | 0.696 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.696 | 0.696 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.775 | 0.774 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.776 | 0.776 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.825 | 0.788 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.838 | 0.838 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.838 | 0.838 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.838 | 0.838 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8472 | 0.84 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8921 | 0.878 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8969 | 0.887 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9071 | 0.886 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9461 | 0.938 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9563 | 0.951 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9634 | 0.957 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9718 | 0.971 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.973 | 0.973 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9734 | 0.973 | 0.974 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9699 | 0.963 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9625 | 0.96 | 0.964 | 6 |
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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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.853 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.889 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.931 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.946 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sweden was 0.96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.975 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 1789.
- How does Sweden rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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