Belgium vs Switzerland: Elected parliament
Belgium
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for elected parliament?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.