Sweden vs Switzerland: Rule of law index
Sweden
0.989
in 2025
Switzerland
0.995
in 2025
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
2nd
Rule of law index over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.995 against 0.989 in Sweden, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.849 | 0.981 | 0.132 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0.8517 | 0.981 | 0.1293 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 0.876 | 0.981 | 0.105 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 0.876 | 0.981 | 0.105 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.876 | 0.981 | 0.105 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.897 | 0.9794 | 0.0824 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.918 | 0.973 | 0.055 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.963 | 0.973 | 0.01 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.963 | 0.982 | 0.019 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.974 | 0.991 | 0.017 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.985 | 0.991 | 0.006 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.985 | 0.991 | 0.006 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.9851 | 0.991 | 0.0059 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.9868 | 0.991 | 0.0042 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.9876 | 0.991 | 0.0034 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.988 | 0.991 | 0.003 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.991 | 0.991 | 0 | β |
| 1960s | 0.9929 | 0.991 | 0.0019 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.994 | 0.9922 | 0.0018 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9948 | 0.993 | 0.0018 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.995 | 0.993 | 0.002 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9946 | 0.993 | 0.0016 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9937 | 0.9941 | 0.0004 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9912 | 0.9947 | 0.0035 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.995 against 0.989 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.006, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for rule of law index?
- Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.