Which has higher liberal democracy index, Estonia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.843 against 0.837 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Switzerland: Liberal Democracy Index

Estonia

0.837

in 2025

Switzerland

0.843

in 2025

Estonia rank

5th

Switzerland rank

4th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.843 against 0.837 in Estonia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.014	0.264	0.25	Switzerland
1800s	0.0149	0.2004	0.1855	Switzerland
1810s	0.015	0.176	0.161	Switzerland
1820s	0.0142	0.176	0.1618	Switzerland
1830s	0.0147	0.1868	0.1721	Switzerland
1840s	0.0152	0.229	0.2138	Switzerland
1850s	0.0215	0.4657	0.4442	Switzerland
1860s	0.0637	0.4655	0.4018	Switzerland
1870s	0.0866	0.5012	0.4146	Switzerland
1880s	0.0411	0.5279	0.4868	Switzerland
1890s	0.0433	0.5279	0.4846	Switzerland
1900s	0.0499	0.54	0.4901	Switzerland
1910s	0.1173	0.543	0.4257	Switzerland
1920s	0.5859	0.5495	0.0364	Estonia
1930s	0.3528	0.5508	0.198	Switzerland
1940s	0.0144	0.5509	0.5365	Switzerland
1950s	0.0196	0.5613	0.5417	Switzerland
1960s	0.0232	0.5669	0.5437	Switzerland
1970s	0.0247	0.7518	0.7271	Switzerland
1980s	0.0352	0.8134	0.7782	Switzerland
1990s	0.7215	0.8349	0.1134	Switzerland
2000s	0.8104	0.8415	0.0311	Switzerland
2010s	0.8441	0.8581	0.014	Switzerland
2020s	0.8463	0.8465	0.0002	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Estonia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.843 against 0.837 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Estonia and Switzerland?: 0.006, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Estonia ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.