Norway vs Switzerland: Deliberative political institutions index
Norway
0.987
in 2025
Switzerland
0.984
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Switzerland rank
2nd
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.987 against 0.984 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.756 | 0.937 | 0.181 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.777 | 0.937 | 0.16 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.777 | 0.937 | 0.16 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.7802 | 0.944 | 0.1638 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.5173 | 0.9487 | 0.4314 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9681 | 0.98 | 0.0119 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0.98 | 0.008 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0.98 | 0.008 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.98 | 0.008 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.98 | 0.008 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.9802 | 0.0078 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9867 | 0.9842 | 0.0025 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9863 | 0.9818 | 0.0045 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.987 against 0.984 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.003, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Norway ranks 1st 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.