Iraq vs Switzerland: Electoral democracy
Iraq
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Iraq
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iraq or Switzerland?
- Iraq, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iraq and Switzerland?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Switzerland?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Switzerland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).