Engaged Society Score in Switzerland
Switzerland: Engaged Society Score was 3.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.52
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
3.52
in 2010
All-time low
0.583
in 1798
Years of data
228
1798–2025
Engaged Society Score in Switzerland, 1798–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.52 for engaged society score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 228 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, engaged society score in Switzerland peaked at 3.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.583, in 1798.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 176 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.
Engaged Society Score in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1798 | 0.583 | — |
| 1799 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 1.46 | +150.3% |
| 1831 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 3.1 | +112.2% |
| 1850 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.52 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.67, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.583 | 0.583 | 0.583 | 2 |
| 1800s | 0.583 | 0.583 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.583 | 0.583 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.583 | 0.583 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.62 | 1.46 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 | 3.52 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 | 3.52 | 3.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is engaged society score in Switzerland?
- Engaged society score in Switzerland was 3.52 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.583 in 1798.
- How does Switzerland rank for engaged society score?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is engaged society score 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.