Austria vs Sweden

Austria vs Sweden: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Austria and 0.89 of 1 in Sweden, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.06 times that in Austria.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Austria vs Sweden: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Austria and 0.89 of 1 in Sweden, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.06 times that in Austria.
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What the numbers say

  • Sweden has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Austria.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAustriaSwedenWorld
20250.840.890.48
20240.840.880.49
20230.850.880.49
20220.840.890.5
20210.850.90.5
20200.860.90.51
20190.860.90.52
20180.850.910.52
20170.850.910.52
20160.850.910.52
20150.870.920.52
20140.870.920.52
20130.880.920.52
20120.870.920.53
20110.870.910.53
20100.870.910.52
20090.870.910.52
20080.870.910.52
20070.870.910.52
20060.860.910.52
20050.860.910.52
20040.860.910.51
20030.860.910.51
20020.860.910.5
20010.860.910.49
20000.860.910.49
19990.860.910.49
19980.860.910.49
19970.860.910.49
19960.860.910.48
19950.860.910.47
19940.860.910.47
19930.860.910.46
19920.860.910.44
19910.860.910.42
19900.860.910.41
19890.860.910.36
19880.850.910.36
19870.850.910.35
19860.850.910.34
19850.850.910.34
19840.850.910.33
19830.850.910.32
19820.860.910.32
19810.860.910.32
19800.850.910.32
19790.850.910.31
19780.850.910.3
19770.850.910.3
19760.850.910.29
19750.850.910.29
19740.850.90.29
19730.840.90.29
19720.840.90.29
19710.830.90.29
19700.830.780.29
19690.840.780.29
19680.840.780.3
19670.840.780.29
19660.830.780.29
19650.830.780.3
19640.830.780.3
19630.830.780.3
19620.830.780.29
19610.830.780.29
19600.830.780.28
19590.820.770.27
19580.820.770.27
19570.820.770.27
19560.830.770.26
19550.770.770.25
19540.770.770.25
19530.770.770.24
19520.770.770.24
19510.770.770.24
19500.770.770.23
19490.770.770.22
19480.760.760.22
19470.760.760.21
19460.760.760.19
19450.720.690.16
1944–0.680.14
1943–0.680.14
1942–0.680.14
1941–0.680.15
1940–0.670.15
1939–0.690.17
19380.090.690.17
19370.10.690.17
19360.10.690.17
19350.10.710.17
19340.10.710.18
19330.20.710.18
19320.660.70.19
19310.660.70.18
19300.690.70.18
19290.70.70.19
19280.70.70.19
19270.70.70.19
19260.690.70.19
19250.690.70.19
19240.680.70.19
19230.690.70.19
19220.70.70.19
19210.70.50.19
19200.350.490.18
19190.30.480.16
19180.30.480.15
19170.250.430.15
19160.250.330.15
19150.250.330.15
19140.250.330.15
19130.270.330.15
19120.270.330.15
19110.270.330.15
19100.270.320.15
19090.270.320.15
19080.270.310.15
19070.270.310.15
19060.250.310.15
19050.250.310.15
19040.250.310.14
19030.250.310.14
19020.250.310.15
19010.250.320.14
19000.250.320.14
18990.260.320.22
18980.260.320.22
18970.260.320.22
18960.240.320.22
18950.240.320.22
18940.240.320.21
18930.240.320.21
18920.240.310.21
18910.240.310.2
18900.250.310.2
18890.250.310.2
18880.210.310.2
18870.20.310.2
18860.20.310.19
18850.20.310.19
18840.210.310.2
18830.210.310.19
18820.210.310.19
18810.210.310.19
18800.210.310.19
18790.210.310.19
18780.210.310.18
18770.210.310.18
18760.210.310.19
18750.210.310.18
18740.210.310.18
18730.210.310.18
18720.20.310.18
18710.20.310.18
18700.20.310.18
18690.190.310.17
18680.190.310.17
18670.190.310.17
18660.050.310.16
18650.050.310.16
18640.050.310.16
18630.050.310.16
18620.050.310.16
18610.050.310.15
18600.040.310.15
18590.040.310.14
18580.040.310.14
18570.040.310.14
18560.040.310.13
18550.040.310.13
18540.040.310.13
18530.040.310.13
18520.040.310.13
18510.040.310.13
18500.140.310.13
18490.190.310.15
18480.130.310.13
18470.030.310.11
18460.030.310.11
18450.030.310.11
18440.030.310.11
18430.030.310.1
18420.030.310.1
18410.030.310.1
18400.030.310.1
18390.030.270.1
18380.030.270.09
18370.030.270.09
18360.030.270.1
18350.030.270.09
18340.030.270.09
18330.030.280.09
18320.030.280.09
18310.030.280.09
18300.030.280.09
18290.030.270.08
18280.030.270.08
18270.030.270.09
18260.030.270.08
18250.030.270.08
18240.030.270.08
18230.030.270.08
18220.030.270.08
18210.030.270.07
18200.030.270.07
18190.030.260.06
18180.030.260.06
18170.030.260.06
18160.030.260.06
18150.030.260.06
18140.030.260.05
18130.030.260.05
18120.040.270.06
18110.040.270.06
18100.040.270.06
18090.040.260.05
18080.040.190.05
18070.040.190.05
18060.040.190.05
18050.040.190.05
18040.040.190.05
18030.040.190.05
18020.040.190.05
18010.040.190.05
18000.040.190.05
17990.040.190.05
17980.040.190.06
17970.040.190.05
17960.040.190.05
17950.040.190.05
17940.040.190.05
17930.040.190.05
17920.040.210.05
17910.040.190.05
17900.040.190.05
17890.040.190.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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