Elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland

Switzerland: Elections recently led to a change in government was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
110th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1848
All-time low
0
in 1798
Years of data
228
1798–2025

Elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 228 years on record.

Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland peaked at 1 in 1848 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1798.

Switzerland ranks 110th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland, 1798 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 1 —
1849 1 +0.0%
1850 1 +0.0%
1851 1 +0.0%
1852 1 +0.0%
1853 1 +0.0%
1854 1 +0.0%
1855 1 +0.0%
1856 1 +0.0%
1857 1 +0.0%
1858 1 +0.0%
1859 1 +0.0%
1860 0 -100.0%
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 0 —
1899 0 —
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 0 —
1904 0 —
1905 0 —
1906 0 —
1907 0 —
1908 0 —
1909 0 —
1910 0 —
1911 0 —
1912 0 —
1913 0 —
1914 0 —
1915 0 —
1916 0 —
1917 0 —
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 0 —
1923 0 —
1924 0 —
1925 0 —
1926 0 —
1927 0 —
1928 0 —
1929 0 —
1930 0 —
1931 0 —
1932 0 —
1933 0 —
1934 0 —
1935 0 —
1936 0 —
1937 0 —
1938 0 —
1939 0 —
1940 0 —
1941 0 —
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 0 —
1948 0 —
1949 0 —
1950 0 —
1951 0 —
1952 0 —
1953 0 —
1954 0 —
1955 0 —
1956 0 —
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 0 —
2024 0 —
2025 0 —

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (64 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1790s 0 0 0 2
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0.2 0 1 10
1850s 1 1 1 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

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  12. 110 Brunei 0
  13. 110 Burundi 0
  14. 110 Cambodia 0
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  17. 110 Chad 0
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  27. 110 Equatorial Guinea 0
  28. 110 Eritrea 0
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  31. 110 Ethiopia 0
  32. 110 Gabon 0
  33. 110 Guinea 0
  34. 110 Guinea-Bissau 0
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  37. 110 Iran 0
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  39. 110 Jordan 0
  40. 110 Kazakhstan 0
  41. 110 Kuwait 0
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  43. 110 Laos 0
  44. 110 Lebanon 0 compare
  45. 110 Libya 0
  46. 110 Liechtenstein 0
  47. 110 Luxembourg 0 compare
  48. 110 Mali 0 compare
  49. 110 Malta 0 compare
  50. 110 Mauritania 0
  51. 110 Monaco 0
  52. 110 Morocco 0
  53. 110 Mozambique 0
  54. 110 Namibia 0
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  56. 110 Nicaragua 0 compare
  57. 110 North Korea 0
  58. 110 Oman 0
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  60. 110 Palestine 0
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  63. 110 Qatar 0
  64. 110 Russia 0
  65. 110 Rwanda 0
  66. 110 Saudi Arabia 0
  67. 110 Singapore 0
  68. 110 Somalia 0
  69. 110 South Africa 0 compare
  70. 110 South Sudan 0
  71. 110 Sudan 0
  72. 110 Syria 0
  73. 110 Tajikistan 0
  74. 110 Tanzania 0
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  76. 110 Togo 0
  77. 110 Turkey 0 compare
  78. 110 Turkmenistan 0
  79. 110 USSR 0
  80. 110 Uganda 0
  81. 110 United Arab Emirates 0
  82. 110 Uzbekistan 0
  83. 110 Vatican 0
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  85. 110 Vietnam 0
  86. 110 Western Sahara 0
  87. 110 Yemen 0
  88. 110 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland?
Elections recently led to a change in government in Switzerland was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1848.
What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
Switzerland ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
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
Last refreshed

Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.