Norway vs Switzerland: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Norway
0.863
in 2025
Switzerland
0.852
in 2025
Norway rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.863 against 0.852 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.382 | 0.5451 | 0.1631 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.501 | 0.5482 | 0.0472 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.5554 | 0.5543 | 0.0011 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.5624 | 0.5594 | 0.003 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3402 | 0.5612 | 0.221 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.7475 | 0.5866 | 0.1609 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.7966 | 0.5898 | 0.2068 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.8132 | 0.7759 | 0.0373 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.8338 | 0.8352 | 0.0014 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.8528 | 0.853 | 0.0002 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.868 | 0.8546 | 0.0134 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.868 | 0.8723 | 0.0043 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8612 | 0.858 | 0.0032 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.863 against 0.852 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.011, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Norway ranks 2nd 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.