Sweden vs Switzerland: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Sweden
0.981
in 2025
Switzerland
0.982
in 2025
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.982 against 0.981 in Sweden, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 9 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.746 | 0.888 | 0.142 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.746 | 0.888 | 0.142 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.746 | 0.888 | 0.142 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.746 | 0.888 | 0.142 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.746 | 0.888 | 0.142 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.746 | 0.8904 | 0.1444 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.746 | 0.912 | 0.166 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.8007 | 0.912 | 0.1113 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.821 | 0.924 | 0.103 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.842 | 0.924 | 0.082 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.862 | 0.924 | 0.062 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.862 | 0.924 | 0.062 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.8703 | 0.9224 | 0.0521 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.9128 | 0.924 | 0.0112 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.9242 | 0.9262 | 0.002 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.9426 | 0.934 | 0.0086 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9638 | 0.941 | 0.0228 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9768 | 0.942 | 0.0348 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.985 | 0.961 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9894 | 0.9709 | 0.0185 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.99 | 0.9767 | 0.0133 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9908 | 0.9822 | 0.0086 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9883 | 0.9822 | 0.0061 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.984 | 0.9817 | 0.0023 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.982 against 0.981 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.001, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Sweden ranks 4th 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.