Sweden vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy index
Sweden
0.853
in 2025
Switzerland
0.843
in 2025
Sweden rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
4th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.853 against 0.843 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 16 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.224 | 0.264 | 0.04 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.2296 | 0.2004 | 0.0292 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.2802 | 0.176 | 0.1042 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.2845 | 0.176 | 0.1085 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.2874 | 0.1868 | 0.1006 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.3095 | 0.229 | 0.0805 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.3174 | 0.4657 | 0.1483 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.3246 | 0.4655 | 0.1409 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.3286 | 0.5012 | 0.1726 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.3316 | 0.5279 | 0.1963 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.3333 | 0.5279 | 0.1946 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.3341 | 0.54 | 0.2059 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3747 | 0.543 | 0.1683 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.6102 | 0.5495 | 0.0607 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.6448 | 0.5508 | 0.094 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6589 | 0.5509 | 0.108 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.7218 | 0.5613 | 0.1605 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.7275 | 0.5669 | 0.1606 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8522 | 0.7518 | 0.1004 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8733 | 0.8134 | 0.0599 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8779 | 0.8349 | 0.043 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8781 | 0.8415 | 0.0366 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.8581 | 0.0219 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8572 | 0.8465 | 0.0107 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0.853 against 0.843 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Sweden ranks 2nd 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.