Norway vs Switzerland: Suffrage
Norway
100
in 2025
Switzerland
100
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 100 against 100 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 50 | 50 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 11.8 | 15 | 3.2 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 17.8 | 15 | 2.8 | Norway |
| 1830s | 15.2 | 28.5 | 13.3 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 15 | 32 | 17 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 14.3 | 40 | 25.7 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 13.6 | 40 | 26.4 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 12.3 | 46 | 33.7 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 16.8 | 50 | 33.2 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 26 | 50 | 24 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 80 | 50 | 30 | Norway |
| 1920s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Norway |
| 1930s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Norway |
| 1940s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Norway |
| 1950s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Norway |
| 1960s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Norway |
| 1970s | 100 | 90 | 10 | Norway |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 100 against 100 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for suffrage?
- Norway ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.