Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Competitive elections
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for competitive elections?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.