FreedomRankings
SE

Sweden

Europe

Sweden ranks #3 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 82.9/100.

Score
82.9
A-

Universal category breakdown

Religion
9.9A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
9.8A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
9.3A+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.931 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Equal Protection
9.2A+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.924 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Free Expression
8.8A

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 88.1/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Due Process
8.5A

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.85/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
8.4A-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 8.4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Economic Liberty
7.6B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.6/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
6.4C+

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.635 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source