Cyprus vs Switzerland: Liberal political institutions
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions