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Sweden
Europe
Sweden ranks #3 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 82.9/100.
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How to read Sweden's freedom profile
With an overall score of 82.9/100, Sweden is among the freest places in the world. It ranks #3 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Europe region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.
Its strongest freedom is Religion (9.9/10), while Privacy (5.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 4.9-point spread means Sweden's record is uneven, with real gaps between its strongest and weakest freedoms. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.