Political rights score fh in Switzerland
Switzerland: Political rights score fh was 39 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2002
All-time low
39
in 2007
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Switzerland, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Switzerland stood at 39. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Switzerland peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political rights score fh in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.62 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Switzerland?
- Political rights score fh in Switzerland was 39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for political rights score fh?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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