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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS

Sweden Democrats

Sweden

Basis for the estimate: Platform: immigration restriction, law and order, NATO membership.

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Political placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
56near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
65near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
41near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
91strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
63near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
52near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
91strongly toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
71toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
30toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
58near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
54near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
51near the center

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Key positions (estimated)

StatementPositionBasis
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Agreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Strongly agreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military intervention abroad can be justified to stop mass atrocities.Strongly agreesestimated

Closest ideologies

Right-Wing Populism88% similar positionConservative Populism88% similar positionCultural Nationalism87% similar positionOne-Nation Conservatism87% similar positionModerate Conservatism87% similar position

Most similar parties

Liberal Democratic Party94% similarThe Republicans92% similarBrothers of Italy91% similarParty for Freedom (PVV)90% similarPeople's Party89% similar

Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.