Russia vs Switzerland: Multi-party elections
Russia
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Russia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 109 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 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 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 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, Russia or Switzerland?
- Russia, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Russia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Switzerland?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Switzerland rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Russia 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.