Social Development in Sweden 176 indicators covering social development for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 2025 down 15.0% 42nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 2025 up 611.1% 144th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 557.6% 161st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 2025 up 611.1% 144th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person 2025 down 21.4% 37th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.6 % change on previous year 2025 down 160.4% 142nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 2025 down 15.0% 42nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 30.61 % change on previous year 2025 — 18th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 433.2% 172nd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.96 2025 down 0.8% 2nd Liberal Democracy Index 0.853 2025 down 3.2% 2nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 2025 down 2.8% 3rd Freedom of Association Index 0.931 2025 down 0.4% 1st Freedom of Expression Index 0.946 2025 down 2.9% 10th Participatory Democracy Index 0.635 2025 down 3.3% 7th Varieties of democracy 0.889 2025 down 2.8% 3rd Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.96 2025 down 0.8% 2nd Key features of human rights 0.96 2025 down 0.8% 2nd Key features of electoral democracy 0.889 2025 down 2.8% 3rd Key features of liberal democracy 0.853 2025 down 3.2% 2nd Executive Corruption Index 0.004 2025 unchanged 175th Judicial Corruption Score 2.59 2025 unchanged 12th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.019 2025 up 11.8% 166th Key features of democracy 0.889 2025 down 2.8% 3rd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0.9081 % change on previous year 2025 — 43rd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0.8274 % change on previous year 2025 up 283.1% 54th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.853 2025 down 3.2% 2nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0.9081 % change on previous year 2025 — 43rd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.1041 % change on previous year 2025 up 85.5% 84th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0.9081 % change on previous year 2025 — 43rd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.889 2025 down 2.8% 3rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.802 2025 down 5.6% 7th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.817 2025 down 6.9% 5th Direct Democracy Index 0.028 2025 unchanged 98th Key media freedoms 2.75 2025 down 18.7% 11th Media Corruption Score 3.26 2025 unchanged 3rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.934 2025 down 1.8% 6th Legislative Corruption Score 2.98 2025 down 7.6% 3rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.2% 131st Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.4% 113th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.2% 131st Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.2% 131st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.0% 178th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.5835 units per square kilometre 2023 up 108.2% 48th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.8% 180th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.23 2019 up 20.7% 19th Page 1 of 3 Next →