Which has higher democracy, Romania or Switzerland?

Romania, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.

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

159 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.

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.

Romania vs Switzerland: Democracy

Romania

in 2018

Switzerland

in 2018

Romania rank

1st

Switzerland rank

1st

Democracy over time

Romania
Switzerland

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

Across all 159 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1850s	1	2	1	Switzerland
1860s	0.6	2	1.4	Switzerland
1870s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1880s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1890s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1900s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1910s	1	2	1	Switzerland
1920s	1	2	1	Switzerland
1930s	0.8	2	1.2	Switzerland
1940s	0.1	2	1.9	Switzerland
1950s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1960s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1970s	0	2	2	Switzerland
1980s	0.1	2	1.9	Switzerland
1990s	1.4	2	0.6	Switzerland
2000s	2	2	0	—
2010s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Romania or Switzerland?: Romania, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Romania and Switzerland?: 0, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?: 159 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?: Romania 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

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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).