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
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.