Germany vs Switzerland: Egalitarian political institutions index
Germany
0.943
in 2025
Switzerland
0.939
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Switzerland rank
6th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.943 against 0.939 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4684 | 0.827 | 0.3586 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.5264 | 0.8352 | 0.3088 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.754 | 0.844 | 0.09 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | 0.844 | 0.3263 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.4066 | 0.844 | 0.4374 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9303 | 0.9237 | 0.0067 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9399 | 0.9317 | 0.0082 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9436 | 0.9315 | 0.0121 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9405 | 0.9365 | 0.004 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 0.943 against 0.939 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.004, with Germany 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 egalitarian political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.