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Ulf Kristersson

Ulf Kristersson

🇸🇪Sweden

Rank #53
Score: 71
About Ulf Kristersson

Ulf Kristersson (b.1963) is Prime Minister of Sweden (since Oct 2022) and leader of the Moderate Party. A career politician with an economics background, his government has focused on fiscal policy, security and integration with NATO. Kristersson is known for coalition negotiation and economic policy experience.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
HDI ≈ 0.945 (Very High)9/10
Source: UNDP — Human Development country insights (2022)
GDP per capita
GDP per capita ~ $57,700 (2024, World Bank)8/10
Source: World Bank — Sweden country data (2024)
Gini coefficient
Gini ≈ 31–34 (OECD / World Bank series)3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (Sweden) (2022)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio ≈ 60–62% (ILOSTAT / WB)5/5
Source: ILOSTAT country profile — Sweden (2024)
Freedom index
Freedom in the World — Sweden: Free; high scores10/10
Source: Freedom House — Sweden country report (2023)
Corruption index
Transparency Int'l — CPI ≈ 80 (high integrity ranking)4/5
Source: Transparency International — Sweden country page (2024)

Derived Criminal Score
No known convictions / no notable criminal cases20/20
Source: Public legal records / press (no convictions) (2025)