Key features of liberal democracy in Sweden
Sweden: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.853 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.853
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.886
in 2012
All-time low
0.207
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Sweden, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of liberal democracy in Sweden stood at 0.853.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Sweden peaked at 0.886 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1789.
That places Sweden 2nd 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 | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0.207 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2245 | 0.223 | 0.231 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2296 | 0.224 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2802 | 0.278 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2845 | 0.284 | 0.285 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2874 | 0.287 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3095 | 0.302 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3174 | 0.317 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3246 | 0.32 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3286 | 0.328 | 0.329 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3316 | 0.331 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3333 | 0.333 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3341 | 0.333 | 0.339 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3747 | 0.34 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6102 | 0.461 | 0.648 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6448 | 0.63 | 0.658 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6589 | 0.622 | 0.714 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7218 | 0.719 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7275 | 0.727 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8522 | 0.728 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8733 | 0.871 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8779 | 0.876 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8781 | 0.876 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.866 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8572 | 0.846 | 0.868 | 6 |
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- 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.96 (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)
- Participatory democracy index 0.635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy in Sweden?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Sweden was 0.853 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2012.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1789.
- How does Sweden rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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