Norway vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy index
Norway
0.847
in 2025
Switzerland
0.843
in 2025
Norway rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
4th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.847 against 0.843 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 13 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.095 | 0.176 | 0.081 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.1598 | 0.176 | 0.0162 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.2102 | 0.176 | 0.0342 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.221 | 0.1868 | 0.0342 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.2419 | 0.229 | 0.0129 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.2638 | 0.4657 | 0.2019 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.276 | 0.4655 | 0.1895 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.2827 | 0.5012 | 0.2185 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.3381 | 0.5279 | 0.1898 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.382 | 0.5279 | 0.1459 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.4429 | 0.54 | 0.0971 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.5726 | 0.543 | 0.0296 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.635 | 0.5495 | 0.0855 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.6415 | 0.5508 | 0.0907 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3633 | 0.5509 | 0.1876 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.7289 | 0.5613 | 0.1676 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.7803 | 0.5669 | 0.2134 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.8044 | 0.7518 | 0.0526 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.8286 | 0.8134 | 0.0152 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.8465 | 0.8349 | 0.0116 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8615 | 0.8415 | 0.02 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.862 | 0.8581 | 0.0039 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.8433 | 0.8465 | 0.0032 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.847 against 0.843 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.004, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.