Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Democracy
Papua New Guinea
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 7 | 5.2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.2 | 7 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).