Cyprus vs Switzerland: Democracy
Cyprus
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Cyprus, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Cyprus 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.