Czechia vs Switzerland: Free and Fair Elections Index
Czechia
0.94
in 2025
Switzerland
0.942
in 2025
Czechia rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
20th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Czechia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.942 against 0.94 in Czechia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Czechia ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.1073 | 0.1139 | 0.0066 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.0677 | 0.9058 | 0.8381 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.1926 | 0.9061 | 0.7135 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.6518 | 0.9061 | 0.2543 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.6315 | 0.9056 | 0.2741 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.5335 | 0.9063 | 0.3728 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.4975 | 0.9182 | 0.4207 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3468 | 0.9244 | 0.5776 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.8761 | 0.9194 | 0.0433 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.8362 | 0.9228 | 0.0866 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.193 | 0.9214 | 0.7284 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.4124 | 0.9202 | 0.5078 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.4228 | 0.9215 | 0.4987 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.4235 | 0.9254 | 0.5019 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4228 | 0.9266 | 0.5038 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9286 | 0.9261 | 0.0025 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.9467 | 0.9283 | 0.0184 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.9446 | 0.9474 | 0.0028 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9352 | 0.9413 | 0.0062 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Czechia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Czechia and Switzerland?
- 0.002, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Czechia ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.