Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland, 1798–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland is 0.95, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland peaked at 0.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.758, in 1798.
Switzerland ranks 6th 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 | 0.758 | 0.758 | 0.758 | 2 |
| 1800s | 0.7628 | 0.758 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.766 | 0.766 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.766 | 0.766 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.7671 | 0.759 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.7771 | 0.768 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.869 | 0.869 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.869 | 0.869 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.869 | 0.869 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8682 | 0.864 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.877 | 0.877 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8784 | 0.866 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8858 | 0.875 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.902 | 0.902 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.902 | 0.902 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9174 | 0.912 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.93 | 0.928 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9454 | 0.938 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9573 | 0.952 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9575 | 0.955 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9518 | 0.95 | 0.954 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More social development data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Switzerland was 0.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.758 in 1798.
- How does Switzerland rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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