Ireland vs Switzerland: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Ireland
0.804
in 2025
Switzerland
0.852
in 2025
Ireland rank
6th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.852 against 0.804 in Ireland, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3576 | 0.5451 | 0.1875 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3396 | 0.5482 | 0.2086 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.3598 | 0.5543 | 0.1945 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.4642 | 0.5594 | 0.0952 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.4741 | 0.5612 | 0.0871 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.4914 | 0.5866 | 0.0952 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.5407 | 0.5898 | 0.0491 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.6077 | 0.7759 | 0.1682 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6532 | 0.8352 | 0.182 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7151 | 0.853 | 0.1379 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7382 | 0.8546 | 0.1164 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7873 | 0.8723 | 0.085 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8102 | 0.858 | 0.0478 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.804 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.048, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.