Australia vs Switzerland: Democracy
Australia
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- 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?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.