South Korea vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy
South Korea
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- South Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
South Korea 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 | South Korea | 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 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 3 | 2.8 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 3 | 0.1667 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, South Korea or Switzerland?
- South Korea, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between South Korea and Switzerland?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- South Korea 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.