Palau vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Palau
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Palau
- Switzerland
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 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, Palau or Switzerland?
- Palau, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Palau and Switzerland?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Switzerland?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Palau 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+).