Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sweden or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Sweden

0.802

in 2025

Switzerland

0.82

in 2025

Sweden rank

7th

Switzerland rank

4th

Egalitarian Democracy Index 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, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.82 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?: Sweden ranks 7th 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.