Germany vs Switzerland: Liberal political institutions index
Germany
0.966
in 2025
Switzerland
0.969
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.969 against 0.966 in Germany, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.247 | 0.826 | 0.579 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.2502 | 0.6488 | 0.3986 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.268 | 0.568 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.268 | 0.568 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.268 | 0.568 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.2999 | 0.6212 | 0.3213 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.438 | 0.85 | 0.412 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.5247 | 0.85 | 0.3253 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.6363 | 0.8885 | 0.2522 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.645 | 0.922 | 0.277 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.648 | 0.922 | 0.274 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.657 | 0.922 | 0.265 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.6537 | 0.9222 | 0.2685 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.7839 | 0.921 | 0.1371 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.2658 | 0.923 | 0.6572 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.027 | 0.924 | 0.897 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9694 | 0.9503 | 0.0191 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9702 | 0.959 | 0.0112 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9683 | 0.9624 | 0.0059 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9632 | 0.9637 | 0.0005 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.969 against 0.966 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.003, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 4th 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.