This statistic shows the results of a survey on the perception of NATO in Sweden in 2017. During the survey period, 41 percent of respondents stated to have a mainly positive perception of NATO, independently from their view on potential Swedish membership. 14 percent responded that they had a mainly negative perception of NATO.
Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Mainly positive
41%
Neither positive nor negative
32%
Mainly negative
14%
Not sure/ don't know
12%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Oavsett hur du själv ser på ett eventuellt Nato-medlemskap, skulle du säga att du i huvudsak har en positiv eller negativ inställning til Nato?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
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Ipsos. (January 8, 2018). Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/
Ipsos. "Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO?." Chart. January 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/
Ipsos. (2018). Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/
Ipsos. "Would You Say You Mainly Have a Positive or Negative Attitude towards Nato?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/
Ipsos, Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Would you say you mainly have a positive or negative attitude towards NATO? [Graph], Ipsos, January 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/661589/survey-on-perception-of-nato-in-sweden/
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