Key features of democracy in Switzerland
Switzerland: Key features of democracy was 0.882 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.882
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.907
in 2012
All-time low
0.178
in 1801
Years of data
228
1798–2025
Key features of democracy in Switzerland, 1798–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of democracy in Switzerland is 0.882, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Switzerland peaked at 0.907 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.178, in 1801.
Switzerland ranks 7th 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 | 0.215 | 0.215 | 0.215 | 2 |
| 1800s | 0.1817 | 0.178 | 0.206 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2095 | 0.178 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2573 | 0.213 | 0.543 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.5423 | 0.54 | 0.543 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5415 | 0.54 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5653 | 0.542 | 0.581 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5806 | 0.58 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5796 | 0.578 | 0.581 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5949 | 0.586 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5983 | 0.596 | 0.601 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6066 | 0.606 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6068 | 0.605 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6065 | 0.597 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6171 | 0.617 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6214 | 0.621 | 0.623 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8122 | 0.624 | 0.863 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8713 | 0.87 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8879 | 0.886 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8891 | 0.886 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9024 | 0.895 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8898 | 0.882 | 0.902 | 6 |
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- 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.95 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.843 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.882 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.967 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.785 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of democracy in Switzerland?
- Key features of democracy in Switzerland was 0.882 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2012.
- What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 in 1801.
- How does Switzerland rank for key features of democracy?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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