Iceland vs Switzerland: Egalitarian political institutions index
Iceland
0.916
in 2025
Switzerland
0.939
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
Switzerland rank
6th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.939 against 0.916 in Iceland, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6217 | 0.827 | 0.2053 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.6784 | 0.8352 | 0.1568 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.7326 | 0.844 | 0.1114 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.8011 | 0.844 | 0.0429 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.8518 | 0.8452 | 0.0066 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.852 | 0.8482 | 0.0038 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.865 | 0.859 | 0.006 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.8896 | 0.8948 | 0.0052 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.909 | 0.904 | 0.005 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9182 | 0.9236 | 0.0054 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.9286 | 0.9317 | 0.0031 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9392 | 0.9315 | 0.0077 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9157 | 0.9365 | 0.0208 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.939 against 0.916 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.023, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Iceland ranks 8th 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.