Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Luxembourg or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.824 in Luxembourg as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Deliberative Democracy Index

Luxembourg

0.824

in 2025

Switzerland

0.852

in 2025

Luxembourg rank

4th

Switzerland rank

3rd

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Luxembourg
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.852 against 0.824 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.028.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Switzerland ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.136	0.548	0.412	Switzerland
1920s	0.4879	0.5543	0.0664	Switzerland
1930s	0.509	0.5594	0.0504	Switzerland
1940s	0.3	0.5612	0.2612	Switzerland
1950s	0.7241	0.5866	0.1375	Luxembourg
1960s	0.7563	0.5898	0.1665	Luxembourg
1970s	0.7858	0.7759	0.0099	Luxembourg
1980s	0.7974	0.8352	0.0378	Switzerland
1990s	0.7955	0.853	0.0575	Switzerland
2000s	0.8117	0.8546	0.0429	Switzerland
2010s	0.8234	0.8723	0.0489	Switzerland
2020s	0.8263	0.858	0.0317	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Luxembourg or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.824 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 0.028, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Luxembourg ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.