Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Sweden or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.817 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Deliberative Democracy Index

Sweden

0.817

in 2025

Switzerland

0.852

in 2025

Sweden rank

5th

Switzerland rank

3rd

Deliberative Democracy Index 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, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.852 against 0.817 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index 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?: Sweden ranks 5th 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.