What is egalitarian democracy index in Switzerland?

Egalitarian democracy index in Switzerland was 0.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2013.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.489 in 1900.

How does Switzerland rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Switzerland ranks 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Switzerland

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Switzerland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.82 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.82

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

4th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.84

in 2013

All-time low

0.489

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Switzerland, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.82 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Switzerland peaked at 0.84 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.489, in 1900.

That places Switzerland 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Switzerland, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.489	—
1901	0.489	+0.0%
1902	0.49	+0.2%
1903	0.495	+1.0%
1904	0.495	+0.0%
1905	0.499	+0.8%
1906	0.498	-0.2%
1907	0.498	+0.0%
1908	0.498	+0.0%
1909	0.498	+0.0%
1910	0.498	+0.0%
1911	0.497	-0.2%
1912	0.502	+1.0%
1913	0.502	+0.0%
1914	0.502	+0.0%
1915	0.5	-0.4%
1916	0.5	+0.0%
1917	0.503	+0.6%
1918	0.507	+0.8%
1919	0.506	-0.2%
1920	0.512	+1.2%
1921	0.512	+0.0%
1922	0.512	+0.0%
1923	0.512	+0.0%
1924	0.512	+0.0%
1925	0.512	+0.0%
1926	0.513	+0.2%
1927	0.513	+0.0%
1928	0.513	+0.0%
1929	0.513	+0.0%
1930	0.513	+0.0%
1931	0.513	+0.0%
1932	0.512	-0.2%
1933	0.512	+0.0%
1934	0.512	+0.0%
1935	0.512	+0.0%
1936	0.514	+0.4%
1937	0.514	+0.0%
1938	0.514	+0.0%
1939	0.512	-0.4%
1940	0.505	-1.4%
1941	0.505	+0.0%
1942	0.505	+0.0%
1943	0.504	-0.2%
1944	0.506	+0.4%
1945	0.51	+0.8%
1946	0.521	+2.2%
1947	0.521	+0.0%
1948	0.521	+0.0%
1949	0.521	+0.0%
1950	0.521	+0.0%
1951	0.521	+0.0%
1952	0.522	+0.2%
1953	0.522	+0.0%
1954	0.522	+0.0%
1955	0.522	+0.0%
1956	0.521	-0.2%
1957	0.521	+0.0%
1958	0.525	+0.8%
1959	0.525	+0.0%
1960	0.531	+1.1%
1961	0.531	+0.0%
1962	0.531	+0.0%
1963	0.531	+0.0%
1964	0.53	-0.2%
1965	0.53	+0.0%
1966	0.53	+0.0%
1967	0.532	+0.4%
1968	0.533	+0.2%
1969	0.533	+0.0%
1970	0.539	+1.1%
1971	0.551	+2.2%
1972	0.763	+38.5%
1973	0.763	+0.0%
1974	0.763	+0.0%
1975	0.767	+0.5%
1976	0.765	-0.3%
1977	0.771	+0.8%
1978	0.771	+0.0%
1979	0.775	+0.5%
1980	0.783	+1.0%
1981	0.783	+0.0%
1982	0.783	+0.0%
1983	0.784	+0.1%
1984	0.785	+0.1%
1985	0.785	+0.0%
1986	0.785	+0.0%
1987	0.785	+0.0%
1988	0.782	-0.4%
1989	0.788	+0.8%
1990	0.812	+3.0%
1991	0.813	+0.1%
1992	0.813	+0.0%
1993	0.813	+0.0%
1994	0.813	+0.0%
1995	0.814	+0.1%
1996	0.819	+0.6%
1997	0.819	+0.0%
1998	0.821	+0.2%
1999	0.82	-0.1%
2000	0.82	+0.0%
2001	0.82	+0.0%
2002	0.82	+0.0%
2003	0.82	+0.0%
2004	0.817	-0.4%
2005	0.817	+0.0%
2006	0.817	+0.0%
2007	0.819	+0.2%
2008	0.827	+1.0%
2009	0.827	+0.0%
2010	0.827	+0.0%
2011	0.829	+0.2%
2012	0.839	+1.2%
2013	0.84	+0.1%
2014	0.84	+0.0%
2015	0.837	-0.4%
2016	0.835	-0.2%
2017	0.837	+0.2%
2018	0.837	+0.0%
2019	0.837	+0.0%
2020	0.838	+0.1%
2021	0.831	-0.8%
2022	0.829	-0.2%
2023	0.815	-1.7%
2024	0.82	+0.6%
2025	0.82	+0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

Switzerland's 0.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Switzerland's 0.82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.4949	0.489	0.499	10
1910s	0.5017	0.497	0.507	10
1920s	0.5124	0.512	0.513	10
1930s	0.5128	0.512	0.514	10
1940s	0.5119	0.504	0.521	10
1950s	0.5222	0.521	0.525	10
1960s	0.5312	0.53	0.533	10
1970s	0.7228	0.539	0.775	10
1980s	0.7843	0.782	0.788	10
1990s	0.8157	0.812	0.821	10
2000s	0.8204	0.817	0.827	10
2010s	0.8358	0.827	0.84	10
2020s	0.8255	0.815	0.838	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

1 Denmark 0.876 compare
2 Norway 0.844 compare
3 Belgium 0.821 compare
5 Estonia 0.81 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.81 compare
7 Sweden 0.802 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Switzerland?: Egalitarian democracy index in Switzerland was 0.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2013.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.489 in 1900.
How does Switzerland rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Switzerland ranks 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.