Austria vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 222 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 3 | 2.8 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 3 | 2.22 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 222 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.