Which has higher electoral democracy, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?

Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka 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 Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)

Sri Lanka

in 2025

Switzerland

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

1st

Switzerland rank

1st

Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time

Sri Lanka
Switzerland

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1910s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1920s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1930s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1940s	0.5	2	1.5	Switzerland
1950s	2	2	0	—
1960s	2	2	0	—
1970s	2	2	0	—
1980s	1.3	2	0.7	Switzerland
1990s	1.5	2	0.5	Switzerland
2000s	1.3	2	0.7	Switzerland
2010s	1.5	2	0.5	Switzerland
2020s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?: Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for electoral democracy?: Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (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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Indicator: Electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,400 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.