Australia vs Switzerland: Democracy
Australia
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 118 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).