How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Centralization of Political Power Index

Sweden

0.023

in 2025

Switzerland

0.019

in 2025

Sweden rank

172nd

Switzerland rank

174th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.023 against 0.019 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 174th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.205	0.23	0.025	Switzerland
1800s	0.199	0.281	0.082	Switzerland
1810s	0.145	0.315	0.17	Switzerland
1820s	0.145	0.315	0.17	Switzerland
1830s	0.145	0.315	0.17	Switzerland
1840s	0.0975	0.28	0.1825	Switzerland
1850s	0.05	0.14	0.09	Switzerland
1860s	0.042	0.14	0.098	Switzerland
1870s	0.042	0.0795	0.0375	Switzerland
1880s	0.042	0.019	0.023	Sweden
1890s	0.042	0.019	0.023	Sweden
1900s	0.042	0.019	0.023	Sweden
1910s	0.0368	0.019	0.0178	Sweden
1920s	0.0237	0.019	0.0047	Sweden
1930s	0.023	0.019	0.004	Sweden
1940s	0.023	0.019	0.004	Sweden
1950s	0.023	0.019	0.004	Sweden
1960s	0.023	0.019	0.004	Sweden
1970s	0.023	0.019	0.004	Sweden
1980s	0.023	0.0173	0.0057	Sweden
1990s	0.023	0.017	0.006	Sweden
2000s	0.023	0.0177	0.0053	Sweden
2010s	0.0183	0.0177	0.0006	Sweden
2020s	0.0187	0.021	0.0023	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Sweden or Switzerland?: Sweden, at 0.023 against 0.019 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.004, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Sweden ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.