Sweden vs Switzerland: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Sweden
0.802
in 2025
Switzerland
0.82
in 2025
Sweden rank
7th
Switzerland rank
4th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.82 against 0.802 in Sweden, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 9 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2255 | 0.4949 | 0.2694 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.2556 | 0.5017 | 0.2461 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.4804 | 0.5124 | 0.032 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.5262 | 0.5128 | 0.0134 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.555 | 0.5119 | 0.0431 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.6463 | 0.5222 | 0.1241 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.6953 | 0.5312 | 0.1641 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.833 | 0.7228 | 0.1102 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8655 | 0.7843 | 0.0812 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8729 | 0.8157 | 0.0572 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8673 | 0.8204 | 0.0469 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8512 | 0.8358 | 0.0154 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8098 | 0.8255 | 0.0157 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.018, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Sweden ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.