Political civil liberties index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Political civil liberties index was 0.969 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.969
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.98
in 2015
All-time low
0.81
in 1798
Years of data
228
1798β2025
Political civil liberties index in Switzerland, 1798β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.969 for political civil liberties index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Switzerland peaked at 0.98 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 1798.
That places Switzerland 2nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 2 |
| 1800s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.8334 | 0.81 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8437 | 0.836 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.917 | 0.917 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.915 | 0.913 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.922 | 0.922 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9215 | 0.917 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.923 | 0.908 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.942 | 0.942 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.942 | 0.942 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.948 | 0.948 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.954 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9787 | 0.976 | 0.979 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.979 | 0.979 | 0.979 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9795 | 0.979 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9732 | 0.969 | 0.98 | 6 |
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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 political civil liberties index in Switzerland?
- Political civil liberties index in Switzerland was 0.969 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 1798.
- How does Switzerland rank for political civil liberties index?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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