Top 5 Democratic Socialist Countries in Europe

3. Sweden 

Government Expenditure: 15

Social Progress Index: 5

Average Ranking: 10

Sweden’s public sector is highly stable, with government spending at 49.2% of GDP in 2019, primarily allocated to social protection. 28.6% of the workforce is employed in the general government sector. Sweden excels in gender equality as women occupy 55% of senior government roles and 47% of parliamentary seats. However, it lags in digital government, ranking last in the OECD Digital Government Index, particularly in meeting people’s needs.