Norway vs Switzerland: Liberal political institutions index
Norway
0.965
in 2025
Switzerland
0.969
in 2025
Norway rank
5th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.969 against 0.965 in Norway, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.376 | 0.826 | 0.45 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.376 | 0.6488 | 0.2728 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.5649 | 0.568 | 0.0031 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.716 | 0.568 | 0.148 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.7405 | 0.568 | 0.1725 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.763 | 0.6212 | 0.1418 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.7722 | 0.85 | 0.0778 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.7939 | 0.85 | 0.0561 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.827 | 0.8885 | 0.0615 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.8627 | 0.922 | 0.0593 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.91 | 0.922 | 0.012 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.915 | 0.922 | 0.007 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.9146 | 0.9222 | 0.0076 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.915 | 0.921 | 0.006 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.915 | 0.923 | 0.008 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.5998 | 0.9255 | 0.3257 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9333 | 0.928 | 0.0053 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9611 | 0.9304 | 0.0307 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.974 | 0.9388 | 0.0352 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9769 | 0.9456 | 0.0313 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.978 | 0.9499 | 0.0281 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.978 | 0.959 | 0.019 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9773 | 0.9624 | 0.0149 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9593 | 0.9637 | 0.0043 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.969 against 0.965 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.004, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Norway ranks 5th 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.