Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Luxembourg or Switzerland?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 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.

Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Luxembourg

0.81

in 2025

Switzerland

0.82

in 2025

Luxembourg rank

5th

Switzerland rank

4th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Luxembourg
Switzerland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Switzerland ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2566	0.5032	0.2466	Switzerland
1920s	0.4794	0.5124	0.033	Switzerland
1930s	0.4766	0.5128	0.0362	Switzerland
1940s	0.404	0.5119	0.1079	Switzerland
1950s	0.7342	0.5222	0.212	Luxembourg
1960s	0.7748	0.5312	0.2436	Luxembourg
1970s	0.7964	0.7228	0.0736	Luxembourg
1980s	0.7989	0.7843	0.0146	Luxembourg
1990s	0.815	0.8157	0.0007	Switzerland
2000s	0.8169	0.8204	0.0035	Switzerland
2010s	0.8221	0.8358	0.0137	Switzerland
2020s	0.808	0.8255	0.0175	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Luxembourg or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.81 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 0.01, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Luxembourg 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.