Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy
Luxembourg
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 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, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Luxembourg 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.