Which has higher equal rights protection index, Sweden or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.955 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Equal Rights Protection Index

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Switzerland

0.955

in 2025

Sweden rank

12th

Switzerland rank

9th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.955 against 0.924 in Sweden, a difference of 0.031.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.343	0.868	0.525	Switzerland
1800s	0.343	0.868	0.525	Switzerland
1810s	0.343	0.868	0.525	Switzerland
1820s	0.343	0.868	0.525	Switzerland
1830s	0.343	0.868	0.525	Switzerland
1840s	0.3952	0.868	0.4728	Switzerland
1850s	0.5238	0.868	0.3442	Switzerland
1860s	0.585	0.868	0.283	Switzerland
1870s	0.585	0.868	0.283	Switzerland
1880s	0.585	0.868	0.283	Switzerland
1890s	0.585	0.868	0.283	Switzerland
1900s	0.6187	0.897	0.2783	Switzerland
1910s	0.6062	0.897	0.2908	Switzerland
1920s	0.711	0.897	0.186	Switzerland
1930s	0.7398	0.897	0.1572	Switzerland
1940s	0.8145	0.897	0.0825	Switzerland
1950s	0.8153	0.897	0.0817	Switzerland
1960s	0.9598	0.897	0.0628	Sweden
1970s	0.9752	0.8986	0.0766	Sweden
1980s	0.979	0.913	0.066	Sweden
1990s	0.979	0.951	0.028	Sweden
2000s	0.979	0.951	0.028	Sweden
2010s	0.9683	0.9538	0.0145	Sweden
2020s	0.945	0.955	0.01	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.955 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.031, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.