Norway vs Switzerland: Equal rights protection index

Norway
0.956
in 2025
Switzerland
0.955
in 2025
Norway rank
8th
Switzerland rank
9th

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.956 against 0.955 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
1790s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1800s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1810s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1820s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1830s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1840s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1850s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1860s 0.446 0.868 0.422 Switzerland
1870s 0.709 0.868 0.159 Switzerland
1880s 0.709 0.868 0.159 Switzerland
1890s 0.709 0.868 0.159 Switzerland
1900s 0.726 0.897 0.171 Switzerland
1910s 0.7254 0.897 0.1716 Switzerland
1920s 0.72 0.897 0.177 Switzerland
1930s 0.774 0.897 0.123 Switzerland
1940s 0.802 0.897 0.095 Switzerland
1950s 0.856 0.897 0.041 Switzerland
1960s 0.906 0.897 0.009 Norway
1970s 0.961 0.8986 0.0624 Norway
1980s 0.975 0.913 0.062 Norway
1990s 0.975 0.951 0.024 Norway
2000s 0.975 0.951 0.024 Norway
2010s 0.9799 0.9538 0.0261 Norway
2020s 0.956 0.955 0.001 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Norway or Switzerland?
Norway, at 0.956 against 0.955 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Norway and Switzerland?
0.001, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Norway ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal rights protection index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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