Political Rights Score in Sweden
Sweden: Political Rights Score was 40 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Sweden, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Sweden is 40, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Sweden peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2002.
That places Sweden 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 40 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 40 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More social development data for Sweden
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Sweden?
- Political rights score in Sweden was 40 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for political rights score?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.