Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 80/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 88.1/100 #4
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.889
- HDI
- 0.959
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Sweden | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Speaker of the Riksdag | Andreas Norlén |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
73th pct
Rule of law (2023)
93th pct
Corruption control (2023)
98th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
95th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
95th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
97th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 80 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.889
- Liberal
- 0.853
- Participatory
- 0.635
- Deliberative
- 0.817
- Egalitarian
- 0.802
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 88.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #4 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #5
- 90.1
- Economic #3
- 82.7
- Legal #2
- 90.0
- Social #9
- 85.0
- Safety #18
- 92.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.1 | 4 | 90.1 | 82.7 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 92.9 |
| 2024 | 88.3 | 3 | 91.0 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 82.8 | 92.1 |
| 2023 | 88.2 | 4 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 88.7 | 88.6 | 84.7 |
| 2022 | 88.8 | 3 | 92.0 | 87.7 | 90.3 | 90.2 | 84.1 |
| 2021 | 92.8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 90.8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 91.7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2018 | 91.7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 87.7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 38.1 |
| 2015 | 90.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 91.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 90.8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -5.5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 4.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 2.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |