Switzerland vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Vanuatu
2
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Switzerland
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Switzerland or Vanuatu?
- Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Switzerland and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.