Sweden
EDRIX-Wert
5.75
Stufe
Specialized Contender
EDRIX-Säulen-Werte (normalisiert 0–10)
Rohmetriken
Die zugrunde liegenden Werte vor der Min-Max-Normalisierung über die EU27.
| GitHub-Entwickler (pro-Kopf-Index) | 4.46 |
| Linux-Anteil auf Desktop- und Laptop-Computern | 3.83% |
| Anteil souveräner Browser (Firefox + Opera) | 13.09% |
| Domain-Souveränitätsbewertung — alle (nationale TLD) | 0.419 |
| Domain-Souveränitätsbewertung — öffentlicher Sektor | 0.778 |
Sweden ranks 13th at 5.68, with strong developer density (4.46 — top-five EU27) and good public-sector hosting (7.78) but weak grassroots and private-sector pillars. Sweden's .se raw rating of 0.43 is below the EU27 median.
Strengths
- Top-tier developer density — 4.46 per-capita index, top-five in the EU27.
- Strong public-sector hosting — 7.78 on
DR_PUB_SCT; Swedish government domains are predominantly EU-hosted.
Weaknesses
- Linux desktop share of 3.83% — at the EU27 mean, no grassroots distinction.
- Sovereign browser share of 13.09% — below the EU27 mean; Swedish desktop users skew Chrome-heavy.
- Private-sector hosting at 0.43 — Swedish businesses lean heavily on US cloud providers (AWS Stockholm region, Azure).
Outlook
Sweden's developer ecosystem is a structural asset — Spotify, Klarna, King, Mojang all have deep Stockholm presence. The dependency story is private-sector hosting: Swedish corporates ship Stockholm AWS region by default. Moving even a fraction onto Bahnhof, Tele2, or Hetzner Sweden would lift Sweden into the top 10.
Historical context
2020 baseline
In 2020, Sweden was a "leader," demonstrating a highly mature, balanced, and effective approach across both strategic and open source dimensions. Its strategy was practical and decisive.
2024 progression
Sweden's progress continues in a decentralized but effective manner. The Agency for Digital Government (DIGG) leads with its 2022 Software Development Policy, which mandates that its procured software be predominantly open source. Civil society networks like NOSAD are key to sharing best practices.
Historischer Verweis
OSOR-Datenblatt (PDF, 2024) — der länderbezogene Open-Source-Politikbericht, der in der zurückgezogenen Säule „Öffentliche Politik“ von EDRIX 1.0 verwendet wurde.