Italy vs Switzerland: Participatory political institutions index
Italy
0.741
in 2025
Switzerland
0.882
in 2025
Italy rank
4th
Switzerland rank
1st
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.882 against 0.741 in Italy, a difference of 0.141.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.028 | 0.347 | 0.319 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.028 | 0.347 | 0.319 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.028 | 0.5718 | 0.5438 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.0538 | 0.586 | 0.5322 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.145 | 0.622 | 0.477 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.2131 | 0.622 | 0.4089 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.226 | 0.622 | 0.396 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.2404 | 0.633 | 0.3926 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.25 | 0.633 | 0.383 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.3359 | 0.8372 | 0.5013 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.3282 | 0.8352 | 0.507 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.1639 | 0.857 | 0.6931 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.068 | 0.8508 | 0.7828 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.2471 | 0.8487 | 0.6016 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.546 | 0.8596 | 0.3136 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.557 | 0.8607 | 0.3037 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.6341 | 0.8683 | 0.2342 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.683 | 0.88 | 0.197 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7295 | 0.8811 | 0.1516 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7546 | 0.8804 | 0.1258 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7528 | 0.8818 | 0.129 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7508 | 0.8805 | 0.1297 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.882 against 0.741 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.141, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Italy ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.