Denmark vs Switzerland: Liberal political institutions index
Denmark
0.979
in 2025
Switzerland
0.969
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Switzerland rank
3rd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.979 against 0.969 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.54 | 0.826 | 0.286 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.566 | 0.6488 | 0.0828 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.566 | 0.568 | 0.002 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.566 | 0.568 | 0.002 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.5732 | 0.568 | 0.0052 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 0.6585 | 0.6212 | 0.0373 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.9173 | 0.85 | 0.0673 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.919 | 0.85 | 0.069 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.919 | 0.8885 | 0.0305 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.9178 | 0.922 | 0.0042 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.9187 | 0.922 | 0.0033 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.9278 | 0.922 | 0.0058 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.9296 | 0.9222 | 0.0074 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.958 | 0.921 | 0.037 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.959 | 0.923 | 0.036 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.8253 | 0.9255 | 0.1002 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9774 | 0.928 | 0.0494 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.9812 | 0.9304 | 0.0508 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.9837 | 0.9388 | 0.0449 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.984 | 0.9456 | 0.0384 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.984 | 0.9499 | 0.0341 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.984 | 0.959 | 0.025 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9829 | 0.9624 | 0.0205 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9767 | 0.9637 | 0.013 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 0.979 against 0.969 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.01, 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 liberal political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.