🇸🇪 Sweden
Europe · where this nation sits on each axis, and how it answers item by item.
Economic
MarketState
Mean 18.87 · median 18.6 · n=96 · ±11.3 · weighted
Social
TraditionalProgressive
Mean 92.19 · median 97.0 · n=93 · ±11.5 · weighted
Sovereignty
NationalGlobal
Mean 74.31 · median 73.7 · n=95 · ±11.4 · weighted
Force
RestraintIntervention
Mean -28.39 · median -28.5 · n=92 · ±11.5 · weighted
Weighted to Sweden's adult population on age, gender and education. Benchmark: World Bank World Development Indicators (UN World Population Prospects age/sex structure; UNESCO UIS educational attainment) (2024).
Item by item
| Question | Side A | Neither | Side B | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A We should buy things from whoever makes them best and cheapest, wherever they are. B We should protect our own key industries, even if that means we pay more at home. |
23.33% | 25.44% | 51.22% | 70 |
| A AI should be run by the countries and firms that build it. B Powerful AI should be run by a world body, not by those who build it. |
0.0% | 4.67% | 95.33% | 22 |
| A If machines take the jobs, people must retrain and move on. B If machines take the jobs, the state must guarantee an income. |
9.7% | 33.59% | 56.71% | 36 |
| A In the last year, have you had enough food to eat? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 55 |
| A Health care should mostly be bought and sold, with help for those who cannot pay. B The state should provide health care, free when you need it. |
6.05% | 17.34% | 76.62% | 64 |
| A Buying fuel from a government you attack in public is not worth it. B Keeping the lights on comes first, even if the fuel comes from a bad government. |
44.98% | 19.12% | 35.9% | 22 |
| A Build more homes and let the market set the rent. B Cap what landlords are allowed to charge. |
9.47% | 10.71% | 79.82% | 34 |
| A Is the water where you live safe to drink? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 55 |
| A Big private fortunes are earned, and should not be capped. B When a few people hold so much wealth, taxes should bring it back down. |
12.59% | 14.14% | 73.27% | 78 |
| A Where a border has already moved by force, it is better to accept it than fight on. B A border moved by force should never be accepted, whatever it costs. |
35.64% | 23.88% | 40.49% | 27 |
| A A shorter working week would leave us all poorer. B A four-day week should be the normal week. |
15.08% | 25.61% | 59.3% | 36 |
| A Do you have electricity when you need it? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 54 |
| A Water, power and trains work better when private firms compete to run them. B Water, power and trains should be owned by the public, not run for profit. |
2.86% | 22.12% | 75.01% | 73 |
| A Each country should decide for itself how many refugees it takes, if any. B Rich countries owe it to the world to take a share of refugees. |
0.0% | 3.96% | 96.04% | 23 |
| A What you leave your children is your own business. B What one person leaves behind should be taxed heavily. |
5.69% | 22.54% | 71.77% | 35 |
| A Is your home dry, warm enough and in good repair? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 54 |
| A Free trade and business have done more to end poverty than state help has. B State help has done more to end poverty than free trade and business have. |
11.59% | 12.78% | 75.63% | 74 |
| A Making some things and buying the rest is how a modern economy works. B A country that cannot make its own chips, medicine and food is not truly free. |
68.3% | 21.45% | 10.25% | 25 |
| A If you gain from a degree, you should pay for it. B A place at college should be free for everyone. |
4.9% | 27.96% | 67.14% | 34 |
| A At the end of the month, is there money left over? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 51 |
| A Rules on business usually do more harm than good. B Rules on business are needed to keep people safe. |
5.35% | 14.94% | 79.71% | 74 |
| A The price of food should be set by the market. B The state should cap the price of basic food. |
15.62% | 20.54% | 63.83% | 34 |
| A Do you feel safe walking alone near your home at night? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 52 |
| A Money from the state should go to people who work, or who clearly need it. B The state should pay everyone enough to live on, with no strings. |
6.42% | 22.65% | 70.93% | 73 |
| A You should be 18 before you can vote. B Sixteen-year-olds should be able to vote. |
0.0% | 22.35% | 77.65% | 36 |
| A Can you say what you think in public without fear? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57 |
| A A firm should be run by the people who own it and the bosses they pick. B Workers should have seats on the board of every large firm. |
10.34% | 31.68% | 57.98% | 69 |
| A Parents, not the state, should decide what children see online. B Children under 16 should be kept off social media by law. |
51.39% | 28.22% | 20.39% | 32 |
| A Are you treated with respect by people in authority? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57 |
| A A government should balance its books, even if that means cutting services. B A government should borrow to keep services going, rather than cut them. |
8.37% | 13.45% | 78.18% | 72 |
| A Young people should be free to choose their own path. B A year of national service should be required of the young. |
64.3% | 25.15% | 10.55% | 35 |
| A Can you see a doctor when you need one? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 58 |
| A Letting firms from abroad invest in our oil, gas and metals brings in money and skills. B Our oil, gas and metals should stay in our own hands, not be sold abroad. |
37.15% | 25.65% | 37.2% | 77 |
| A Schools should teach children to question their country's story. B Schools should teach children to be proud of their country. |
71.18% | 22.16% | 6.66% | 35 |
| A Can you get online when you need to? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 52 |
| A The old kind of family is what holds a society together. B A society is stronger when all kinds of family are treated the same. |
1.67% | 7.28% | 91.04% | 70 |
| A The law should never help anyone end a life. B People who are dying should be allowed help to end it. |
1.92% | 8.28% | 89.8% | 37 |
| A Can the children you know get a decent education? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 50 |
| A Too many newcomers puts our way of life at risk. B Newcomers add more to our way of life than they take away. |
0.0% | 4.65% | 95.35% | 73 |
| A How we farm animals is a matter of cost and choice. B Factory farming should be phased out. |
7.4% | 29.17% | 63.43% | 33 |
| A Can you travel to work or market without great difficulty? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 51 |
| A Faith should help shape the laws of a country. B Laws should be made without looking to any faith. |
1.11% | 6.36% | 92.53% | 74 |
| A A country may set low taxes to attract business. B Tax havens should be shut down by world agreement. |
2.75% | 13.84% | 83.41% | 34 |
| A Compared with five years ago, is your life better or worse? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 51 |
| A Each society should keep marriage as it has always been. B Two men, or two women, should be able to marry in any country. |
0.91% | 0.0% | 99.09% | 66 |
| A What a country finds in space belongs to that country. B Space, and all that is in it, belongs to everyone. |
24.46% | 7.49% | 68.05% | 36 |
| A Will the next generation's life be better or worse than yours? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57 |
| A People should be free to say hurtful things without the state stepping in. B The state should stop speech that puts down small groups. |
15.99% | 18.31% | 65.7% | 73 |
| A Firms that develop medicines should keep the rights to them. B When a plague hits, the whole world should be free to copy a drug. |
6.31% | 13.07% | 80.62% | 35 |
| A Do the people in charge listen to someone like you? B |
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 51 |
| A Taking drugs for fun should stay against the law. B Taking drugs for fun should no longer be a crime. |
3.67% | 8.82% | 87.52% | 75 |
| A A leader can only be put on trial by their own country. B Any leader can be put on trial by a world court. |
14.18% | 24.75% | 61.07% | 38 |
| A Whether you are a man or a woman is set at birth. B Whether you are a man or a woman is for you to say. |
2.61% | 8.46% | 88.93% | 79 |
| A The waters near a country belong to that country. B The sea and the fish in it belong to all of us. |
7.8% | 21.37% | 70.83% | 33 |
| A A country should move on from old wrongs, not keep going back to them. B A country should own up to old wrongs, and pay those it harmed. |
0.92% | 0.92% | 98.17% | 72 |
| A Each country should set its own rules for the internet. B The internet needs one set of rules for everyone. |
10.42% | 31.21% | 58.38% | 33 |
| A Keeping order matters more than letting people be themselves. B Letting people be themselves matters more than keeping order. |
1.78% | 11.23% | 86.99% | 73 |
| A Nobody should ever be forced to fight. B If the country is attacked, everyone must serve. |
66.93% | 16.35% | 16.71% | 33 |
| A The law should limit abortion in most cases. B A woman should be able to end a pregnancy if she asks. |
2.16% | 7.07% | 90.77% | 70 |
| A We should not sell arms to countries at war. B Selling arms is how friends stay able to defend themselves. |
70.8% | 22.22% | 6.98% | 37 |
| A No court outside our country should overrule the leaders we elect. B World courts should be able to overrule the leaders a country elects. |
6.07% | 13.43% | 80.5% | 76 |
| A Answering an attack on computers with force goes much too far. B A big attack on our computers can be answered with force. |
67.8% | 27.16% | 5.04% | 37 |
| A A country has every right to choose who may cross its border. B Where you were born should not decide where you may live. |
4.14% | 13.85% | 82.01% | 69 |
| A Peace troops rarely help and often make things worse. B The world should keep a standing peace force ready. |
32.18% | 27.52% | 40.31% | 36 |
| A Each country should set its own limits on the gases it gives off. B The same limits on gases should be set for every country, rich or poor. |
9.46% | 14.14% | 76.4% | 69 |
| A You do not spy on your friends. B Every country spies on everyone, and should. |
60.48% | 26.72% | 12.8% | 32 |
| A The UN veto matches real power, and keeps big states at the table. B The UN veto gives too much power to too few countries. |
16.0% | 17.05% | 66.95% | 70 |
| A Watching a border with armed drones goes too far. B A country may use armed drones to guard its border. |
72.89% | 17.5% | 9.61% | 31 |
| A Trade deals mostly help the rich and cost ordinary workers. B Trade deals help ordinary people more than they hurt them. |
23.48% | 20.04% | 56.49% | 78 |
| A You owe more to your own country than to the world as a whole. B You owe more to the world as a whole than to any one country. |
7.12% | 15.48% | 77.4% | 68 |
| A A country should pick who moves in, based on what it needs. B People should be free to live and work in any country they choose. |
13.11% | 15.4% | 71.49% | 70 |
| A Each country should set its own tax on firms, and compete for their money. B Big firms should pay the same lowest tax rate all over the world. |
2.79% | 6.97% | 90.24% | 67 |
| A Borders should stay as they are, even if a region wants to break away. B If a region votes to break away, it should be allowed to. |
21.35% | 26.9% | 51.75% | 79 |
| A A country should keep full control of its own money. B A country gains more than it loses by sharing control of money with others. |
13.99% | 17.06% | 68.95% | 68 |
| A Sending in troops from outside usually makes the killing worse, not better. B It is right to send troops to stop mass killing in another country. |
68.6% | 21.92% | 9.48% | 72 |
| A Cutting off trade is wrong when it makes ordinary people go hungry. B Cutting off trade is a fair tool, even when ordinary people suffer. |
56.06% | 27.29% | 16.66% | 70 |
| A We already spend enough, or too much, on our armed forces. B We should spend more on our armed forces. |
74.81% | 18.41% | 6.78% | 74 |
| A Nuclear arms make disaster more likely, and should be got rid of. B Nuclear arms keep the peace by making war too costly. |
62.83% | 25.88% | 11.28% | 69 |
| A There is no fight that talking cannot end in the end. B Some enemies stop only when they are stopped by force. |
74.32% | 18.03% | 7.64% | 74 |
| A Sending arms into a war makes it last longer and kills more people. B When a country is invaded, sending it arms is the right thing to do. |
53.81% | 26.1% | 20.09% | 67 |
| A Killing someone abroad without a trial is never right. B It is sometimes right to kill an enemy fighter abroad. |
63.52% | 23.95% | 12.53% | 72 |
| A No country should meddle inside another, whatever is going on there. B What a country does to its own people can be the world's business. |
33.53% | 25.54% | 40.94% | 74 |
| A We should not go to war over someone else's quarrel. B We should be ready to go to war to defend a friend. |
48.27% | 24.68% | 27.05% | 65 |
| A Money spent on arms would do more good spent on helping poor countries. B Spending on arms buys the safety that everything else rests on. |
51.09% | 39.3% | 9.61% | 73 |
| A Which comes closest to the work you do? B |
0.0% | 6.85% | 93.15% | 56 |
| A How steady is that work? B |
0.0% | 27.81% | 72.19% | 52 |
| A Do you work more hours than you would like? B |
0.0% | 19.92% | 80.08% | 57 |
Where Sweden sits
Measured national facts — not opinion, and not a substitute for it. Each figure is the most recent observation published for this country, and carries its own year.
|
Income per person
World Bank / ICP · 2025
|
$63,362 |
higher than most countries
|
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Income inequality (Gini)
World Bank PovcalNet/PIP · 2023
|
29.3 0–100 |
lower than most countries
|
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Unemployment
ILO modelled estimate · 2025
|
8.7% |
somewhat above the middle
|
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Tax revenue
IMF Government Finance Statistics · 2024
|
27.2% |
among the highest in the world
|
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Health spending
WHO Global Health Expenditure · 2024
|
11.2% |
among the highest in the world
|
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Urban population
UN World Urbanization Prospects · 2025
|
89.1% |
higher than most countries
|
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Using the internet
ITU · 2025
|
95.8% |
higher than most countries
|
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Tertiary enrolment
UNESCO UIS · 2024
|
84.0% |
higher than most countries
|
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Life expectancy
UN World Population Prospects · 2024
|
84.1 years |
among the highest in the world
|
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Births per woman
UN World Population Prospects · 2024
|
1.4 |
lower than most countries
|
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Trade openness
World Bank national accounts · 2025
|
104.3% |
somewhat above the middle
|
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Foreign direct investment
IMF Balance of Payments · 2025
|
2.9% |
somewhat above the middle
|
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Born in another country
UN DESA migrant stock · 2024
|
21.4% |
higher than most countries
|
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Military spending
SIPRI · 2024
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2.0% |
somewhat above the middle
|
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Armed forces personnel
IISS Military Balance · 2020
|
15,000 |
somewhat below the middle
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Homicides
UNODC · 2023
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1.1 per 100,000 |
somewhat below the middle
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Ranked against every country with a published figure for the same series. Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, which republish UN, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, SIPRI, IISS and UNODC data.