Libya vs Switzerland: Sovereign state
Libya
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Libya
- Switzerland
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Libya or Switzerland?
- Libya, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Libya and Switzerland?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Switzerland?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Switzerland rank globally for sovereign state?
- Libya ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.