Sweden vs Switzerland: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Sweden
0.817
in 2025
Switzerland
0.852
in 2025
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.852 against 0.817 in Sweden, a difference of 0.035.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2198 | 0.5451 | 0.3253 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.2709 | 0.5482 | 0.2773 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.531 | 0.5543 | 0.0233 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.5969 | 0.5594 | 0.0375 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6109 | 0.5612 | 0.0497 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.7167 | 0.5866 | 0.1301 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.7249 | 0.5898 | 0.1351 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8599 | 0.7759 | 0.084 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8794 | 0.8352 | 0.0442 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8834 | 0.853 | 0.0304 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8794 | 0.8546 | 0.0248 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8718 | 0.8723 | 0.0005 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8273 | 0.858 | 0.0307 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.817 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.035, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Sweden ranks 5th 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.