Australia vs Switzerland

Australia vs Switzerland: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Australia and 0.88 of 1 in Switzerland, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.05 times that in Australia.

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Australia vs Switzerland: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Australia and 0.88 of 1 in Switzerland, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.05 times that in Australia.
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Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Australia0.84 20250.8715 of 175
Switzerland0.88 20250.97 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 15 and Switzerland ranked 7 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAustraliaSwitzerlandWorld
20250.840.880.48
20240.850.880.49
20230.850.880.49
20220.850.890.5
20210.830.90.5
20200.840.90.51
20190.830.90.52
20180.860.90.52
20170.870.90.52
20160.870.90.52
20150.870.90.52
20140.860.910.52
20130.860.910.52
20120.90.910.53
20110.90.90.53
20100.90.90.52
20090.890.90.52
20080.890.90.52
20070.880.890.52
20060.880.890.52
20050.880.890.52
20040.880.890.51
20030.880.890.51
20020.880.890.5
20010.890.890.49
20000.890.890.49
19990.880.890.49
19980.880.890.49
19970.880.890.49
19960.890.890.48
19950.890.890.47
19940.890.890.47
19930.890.890.46
19920.890.890.44
19910.890.890.42
19900.890.890.41
19890.890.880.36
19880.890.870.36
19870.890.870.35
19860.890.870.34
19850.890.870.34
19840.880.870.33
19830.880.870.32
19820.880.870.32
19810.880.870.32
19800.870.870.32
19790.860.860.31
19780.860.860.3
19770.860.860.3
19760.860.860.29
19750.870.860.29
19740.870.860.29
19730.870.860.29
19720.860.860.29
19710.860.630.29
19700.860.620.29
19690.850.620.29
19680.850.620.3
19670.850.620.29
19660.840.620.29
19650.840.620.3
19640.840.620.3
19630.850.620.3
19620.840.620.29
19610.830.620.29
19600.830.620.28
19590.840.620.27
19580.840.620.27
19570.830.620.27
19560.830.620.26
19550.830.620.25
19540.830.620.25
19530.820.620.24
19520.810.620.24
19510.80.620.24
19500.80.620.23
19490.820.620.22
19480.820.620.22
19470.820.620.21
19460.820.620.19
19450.780.610.16
19440.780.60.14
19430.770.60.14
19420.770.60.14
19410.750.60.15
19400.740.60.15
19390.760.610.17
19380.80.610.17
19370.80.610.17
19360.80.610.17
19350.80.610.17
19340.80.610.18
19330.80.610.18
19320.80.610.19
19310.80.610.18
19300.80.610.18
19290.80.610.19
19280.80.610.19
19270.80.610.19
19260.80.610.19
19250.80.610.19
19240.80.610.19
19230.80.610.19
19220.80.610.19
19210.80.610.19
19200.80.610.18
19190.760.60.16
19180.740.60.15
19170.720.60.15
19160.740.60.15
19150.740.60.15
19140.750.60.15
19130.780.60.15
19120.780.60.15
19110.780.60.15
19100.780.60.15
19090.780.60.15
19080.780.60.15
19070.780.60.15
19060.780.60.15
19050.780.60.15
19040.780.60.14
19030.770.60.14
19020.770.590.15
19010.650.590.14
19000.630.590.14
18990.580.580.22
18980.580.580.22
18970.580.580.22
18960.580.580.22
18950.580.580.22
18940.580.580.21
18930.580.580.21
18920.580.580.21
18910.580.580.2
18900.580.580.2
18890.580.580.2
18880.580.580.2
18870.580.580.2
18860.580.580.19
18850.580.580.19
18840.580.580.2
18830.580.580.19
18820.580.580.19
18810.580.580.19
18800.580.580.19
18790.580.580.19
18780.580.580.18
18770.580.580.18
18760.580.580.19
18750.580.580.18
18740.580.580.18
18730.580.540.18
18720.580.540.18
18710.580.540.18
18700.580.540.18
18690.580.540.17
18680.580.540.17
18670.580.540.17
18660.580.540.16
18650.580.540.16
18640.580.540.16
18630.580.540.16
18620.580.540.16
18610.580.540.15
18600.580.540.15
18590.580.540.14
18580.580.540.14
18570.490.540.14
18560.340.540.13
18550.320.540.13
18540.320.540.13
18530.320.540.13
18520.320.540.13
18510.320.540.13
18500.320.540.13
18490.320.540.15
18480.310.330.13
18470.310.210.11
18460.310.210.11
18450.310.210.11
18440.310.210.11
18430.270.210.1
18420.20.210.1
18410.20.210.1
18400.20.210.1
18390.20.210.1
18380.20.210.09
18370.20.210.09
18360.20.210.1
18350.20.210.09
18340.20.210.09
18330.20.210.09
18320.20.210.09
18310.20.210.09
18300.20.180.09
18290.20.180.08
18280.20.180.08
18270.20.180.09
18260.20.180.08
18250.20.180.08
18240.20.180.08
18230.140.180.08
18220.120.180.08
18210.120.180.07
18200.120.180.07
18190.120.180.06
18180.120.180.06
18170.120.180.06
18160.120.180.06
18150.120.180.06
18140.120.180.05
18130.120.180.05
18120.120.180.06
18110.120.180.06
18100.120.180.06
18090.120.180.05
18080.120.180.05
18070.120.180.05
18060.120.180.05
18050.120.180.05
18040.120.180.05
18030.120.180.05
18020.120.190.05
18010.120.180.05
18000.120.210.05
17990.120.220.05
17980.120.220.06
17970.12–0.05
17960.12–0.05
17950.12–0.05
17940.12–0.05
17930.12–0.05
17920.12–0.05
17910.12–0.05
17900.12–0.05
17890.12–0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time