Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Multi-party elections for legislature
Switzerland
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 178 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.