Denmark vs Switzerland: Centralization of Political Power Index

Denmark
0.012
in 2025
Switzerland
0.019
in 2025
Denmark rank
172nd
Switzerland rank
171st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.019 against 0.012 in Denmark, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 171st of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.