Chile vs Switzerland: Full democracy

Chile
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Chile
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Switzerland Difference Ahead
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.3 0.9 0.6 Switzerland
1980s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Chile or Switzerland?
Chile, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Chile and Switzerland?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
Chile ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).