Switzerland vs Ukraine: Electoral democracy
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Ukraine ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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, Switzerland or Ukraine?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Switzerland and Ukraine?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Ukraine?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Ukraine rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Ukraine 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).