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Chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland

Switzerland: Chief executive of the government is elected was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1814
All-time low
0
in 1798
Years of data
228
1798–2025

Chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 228 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland peaked at 1 in 1814 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1798.

That places Switzerland 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 228 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1790s 0 0 0 2
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0.6 0 1 10
1820s 1 1 1 10
1830s 1 1 1 10
1840s 1 1 1 10
1850s 1 1 1 10
1860s 1 1 1 10
1870s 1 1 1 10
1880s 1 1 1 10
1890s 1 1 1 10
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland?
Chief executive of the government is elected in Switzerland was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1814.
What is the lowest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for chief executive of the government is elected?
Switzerland ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is chief executive of the government is elected rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chief executive of the government is elected
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.