Switzerland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Switzerland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 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).