What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2024.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.827 in 1900.

How does Switzerland rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Switzerland ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Switzerland

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Switzerland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.939 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.939

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.939

in 2024

All-time low

0.827

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Switzerland, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Switzerland stood at 0.939. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Switzerland peaked at 0.939 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.827, in 1900.

Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Switzerland, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.827	—
1901	0.827	+0.0%
1902	0.827	+0.0%
1903	0.827	+0.0%
1904	0.827	+0.0%
1905	0.827	+0.0%
1906	0.827	+0.0%
1907	0.827	+0.0%
1908	0.827	+0.0%
1909	0.827	+0.0%
1910	0.827	+0.0%
1911	0.827	+0.0%
1912	0.837	+1.2%
1913	0.837	+0.0%
1914	0.837	+0.0%
1915	0.833	-0.5%
1916	0.833	+0.0%
1917	0.833	+0.0%
1918	0.844	+1.3%
1919	0.844	+0.0%
1920	0.844	+0.0%
1921	0.844	+0.0%
1922	0.844	+0.0%
1923	0.844	+0.0%
1924	0.844	+0.0%
1925	0.844	+0.0%
1926	0.844	+0.0%
1927	0.844	+0.0%
1928	0.844	+0.0%
1929	0.844	+0.0%
1930	0.844	+0.0%
1931	0.844	+0.0%
1932	0.844	+0.0%
1933	0.844	+0.0%
1934	0.844	+0.0%
1935	0.844	+0.0%
1936	0.844	+0.0%
1937	0.844	+0.0%
1938	0.844	+0.0%
1939	0.844	+0.0%
1940	0.844	+0.0%
1941	0.844	+0.0%
1942	0.844	+0.0%
1943	0.844	+0.0%
1944	0.844	+0.0%
1945	0.844	+0.0%
1946	0.847	+0.4%
1947	0.847	+0.0%
1948	0.847	+0.0%
1949	0.847	+0.0%
1950	0.847	+0.0%
1951	0.847	+0.0%
1952	0.847	+0.0%
1953	0.847	+0.0%
1954	0.847	+0.0%
1955	0.847	+0.0%
1956	0.847	+0.0%
1957	0.847	+0.0%
1958	0.853	+0.7%
1959	0.853	+0.0%
1960	0.859	+0.7%
1961	0.859	+0.0%
1962	0.859	+0.0%
1963	0.859	+0.0%
1964	0.859	+0.0%
1965	0.859	+0.0%
1966	0.859	+0.0%
1967	0.859	+0.0%
1968	0.859	+0.0%
1969	0.859	+0.0%
1970	0.869	+1.2%
1971	0.888	+2.2%
1972	0.898	+1.1%
1973	0.898	+0.0%
1974	0.898	+0.0%
1975	0.898	+0.0%
1976	0.898	+0.0%
1977	0.898	+0.0%
1978	0.898	+0.0%
1979	0.905	+0.8%
1980	0.904	-0.1%
1981	0.904	+0.0%
1982	0.904	+0.0%
1983	0.904	+0.0%
1984	0.904	+0.0%
1985	0.904	+0.0%
1986	0.904	+0.0%
1987	0.904	+0.0%
1988	0.904	+0.0%
1989	0.904	+0.0%
1990	0.923	+2.1%
1991	0.923	+0.0%
1992	0.923	+0.0%
1993	0.923	+0.0%
1994	0.923	+0.0%
1995	0.923	+0.0%
1996	0.923	+0.0%
1997	0.923	+0.0%
1998	0.926	+0.3%
1999	0.926	+0.0%
2000	0.932	+0.6%
2001	0.932	+0.0%
2002	0.932	+0.0%
2003	0.932	+0.0%
2004	0.932	+0.0%
2005	0.932	+0.0%
2006	0.932	+0.0%
2007	0.931	-0.1%
2008	0.931	+0.0%
2009	0.931	+0.0%
2010	0.931	+0.0%
2011	0.931	+0.0%
2012	0.931	+0.0%
2013	0.931	+0.0%
2014	0.931	+0.0%
2015	0.932	+0.1%
2016	0.932	+0.0%
2017	0.932	+0.0%
2018	0.932	+0.0%
2019	0.932	+0.0%
2020	0.938	+0.6%
2021	0.936	-0.2%
2022	0.936	+0.0%
2023	0.931	-0.5%
2024	0.939	+0.9%
2025	0.939	+0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

Switzerland's 0.939 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Switzerland's 0.939 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.827	0.827	0.827	10
1910s	0.8352	0.827	0.844	10
1920s	0.844	0.844	0.844	10
1930s	0.844	0.844	0.844	10
1940s	0.8452	0.844	0.847	10
1950s	0.8482	0.847	0.853	10
1960s	0.859	0.859	0.859	10
1970s	0.8948	0.869	0.905	10
1980s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1990s	0.9236	0.923	0.926	10
2000s	0.9317	0.931	0.932	10
2010s	0.9315	0.931	0.932	10
2020s	0.9365	0.931	0.939	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

3 Luxembourg 0.947 compare
4 Japan 0.944 compare
5 Germany 0.943 compare
7 Belgium 0.929 compare
8 Iceland 0.916 compare
9 Estonia 0.915 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Switzerland?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Switzerland was 0.939 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2024.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.827 in 1900.
How does Switzerland rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Switzerland ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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