Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.843 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1798–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland is 0.843, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 0.862 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.176, in 1804.
That places Switzerland 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 2 |
| 1800s | 0.2004 | 0.176 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1868 | 0.176 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.229 | 0.188 | 0.466 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4657 | 0.464 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4655 | 0.464 | 0.466 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5012 | 0.467 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5279 | 0.527 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5279 | 0.526 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.54 | 0.532 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.543 | 0.542 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5495 | 0.549 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5508 | 0.548 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5509 | 0.542 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5613 | 0.561 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5669 | 0.565 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7518 | 0.571 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8134 | 0.809 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8349 | 0.829 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8415 | 0.836 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8581 | 0.85 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8465 | 0.838 | 0.856 | 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 key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Switzerland was 0.843 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.862 in 2012.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.176 in 1804.
- How does Switzerland rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy Our World in Data
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.