China vs Switzerland: Multi-party elections for legislature
China
1
in 1949
Switzerland
1
in 2025
China rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- China
- Switzerland
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, China or Switzerland?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 1949.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between China and Switzerland?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 1949.
- How do China and Switzerland rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- China ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.