Namibia vs Switzerland: Democracy
Namibia
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Namibia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Namibia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Namibia or Switzerland?
- Namibia, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Namibia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Switzerland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Namibia and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 168 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).