Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Switzerland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Luxembourg 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).