Sweden vs Vanuatu: Democracy
Sweden
7
in 2025
Vanuatu
7
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sweden
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7 against 7 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 6.8 | 0 | 6.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 0 | 6.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 0 | 6.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | 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, Sweden or Vanuatu?
- Sweden, at 7 against 7 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for democracy?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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).