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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.