Korea, Rep. vs Switzerland: Democracy
Korea, Rep.
7
in 2025
Switzerland
7
in 2025
Korea, Rep. rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Korea, Rep.
- Switzerland
How they compare
Korea, Rep. currently reports 7 against 7 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Switzerland ahead.
Korea, Rep. ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Rep. | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 5 | 2.3 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Korea, Rep. or Switzerland?
- Korea, Rep., at 7 against 7 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Korea, Rep. and Switzerland?
- 0, with Korea, Rep. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Rep. and Switzerland?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Rep. and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).