What is equal rights protection index in Switzerland?

Equal rights protection index in Switzerland was 0.955 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2013.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.868 in 1798.

How does Switzerland rank for equal rights protection index?

Switzerland ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.955 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.955

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

9th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.955

in 2013

All-time low

0.868

in 1798

Years of data

228

1798–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.955 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 228 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Switzerland peaked at 0.955 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.868, in 1798.

Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 228 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.868	0.868	0.868	2
1800s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1810s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1820s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1830s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1840s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1850s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1860s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1870s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1880s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1890s	0.868	0.868	0.868	10
1900s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1910s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1920s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1930s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1940s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1950s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1960s	0.897	0.897	0.897	10
1970s	0.8986	0.897	0.913	10
1980s	0.913	0.913	0.913	10
1990s	0.951	0.951	0.951	10
2000s	0.951	0.951	0.951	10
2010s	0.9538	0.951	0.955	10
2020s	0.955	0.955	0.955	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

6 Latvia 0.958 compare
8 Norway 0.956 compare
9 Czechia 0.955 compare
11 Italy 0.929 compare
12 Sweden 0.924 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Switzerland

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 208,287 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.843 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.95 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.785 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.95 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Switzerland?: Equal rights protection index in Switzerland was 0.955 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2013.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.868 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for equal rights protection index?: Switzerland ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.