Germany vs Switzerland: Deliberative political institutions index
Germany
0.978
in 2025
Switzerland
0.984
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
2nd
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.984 against 0.978 in Germany, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4865 | 0.937 | 0.4505 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.4936 | 0.937 | 0.4434 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.7685 | 0.937 | 0.1685 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.2455 | 0.944 | 0.6985 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.026 | 0.944 | 0.918 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9851 | 0.98 | 0.0051 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9839 | 0.9802 | 0.0037 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9805 | 0.9842 | 0.0037 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9768 | 0.9818 | 0.005 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.984 against 0.978 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.006, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.