Romania vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Romania
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Romania 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 | Romania | 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Switzerland |
| 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, Romania or Switzerland?
- Romania, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Romania and Switzerland?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Romania 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+).