Senegal vs Switzerland: Electoral democracy
Senegal
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Senegal rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Senegal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Senegal or Switzerland?
- Senegal, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Senegal and Switzerland?
- 0, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Switzerland?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Switzerland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Senegal 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).