Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Estonia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.81 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Switzerland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Estonia

0.81

in 2025

Switzerland

0.82

in 2025

Estonia rank

5th

Switzerland rank

4th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.82 against 0.81 in Estonia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.4949	0.4519	Switzerland
1910s	0.1126	0.5017	0.3891	Switzerland
1920s	0.5638	0.5124	0.0514	Estonia
1930s	0.3876	0.5128	0.1252	Switzerland
1940s	0.1875	0.5119	0.3244	Switzerland
1950s	0.2142	0.5222	0.308	Switzerland
1960s	0.2195	0.5312	0.3117	Switzerland
1970s	0.2232	0.7228	0.4996	Switzerland
1980s	0.2246	0.7843	0.5597	Switzerland
1990s	0.7009	0.8157	0.1148	Switzerland
2000s	0.7663	0.8204	0.0541	Switzerland
2010s	0.7987	0.8358	0.0371	Switzerland
2020s	0.8102	0.8255	0.0153	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Estonia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.81 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Estonia and Switzerland?: 0.01, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Estonia ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.