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?
- 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.