San Marino vs Sweden: Democracy
San Marino
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- San Marino
- Sweden
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 1.8 | 6.8 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3 | 6.4 | 3.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5.6 | 7 | 1.4 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, San Marino or Sweden?
- San Marino, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between San Marino and Sweden?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- San Marino 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).