Denmark vs Switzerland: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Denmark
0.986
in 2025
Switzerland
0.982
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.986 against 0.982 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 16 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.644 | 0.888 | 0.244 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.715 | 0.888 | 0.173 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.715 | 0.888 | 0.173 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.715 | 0.888 | 0.173 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.7378 | 0.888 | 0.1502 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.8408 | 0.8904 | 0.0496 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.9334 | 0.912 | 0.0214 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.939 | 0.912 | 0.027 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.939 | 0.924 | 0.015 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.936 | 0.924 | 0.012 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.9361 | 0.924 | 0.0121 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.9509 | 0.924 | 0.0269 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9524 | 0.9224 | 0.03 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.9615 | 0.924 | 0.0375 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.963 | 0.9262 | 0.0368 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8146 | 0.934 | 0.1194 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9827 | 0.941 | 0.0417 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9856 | 0.942 | 0.0436 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9904 | 0.961 | 0.0294 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.991 | 0.9709 | 0.0201 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.991 | 0.9767 | 0.0143 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.991 | 0.9822 | 0.0088 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9896 | 0.9822 | 0.0074 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9812 | 0.9817 | 0.0005 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.986 against 0.982 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.004, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.