Croatia vs Switzerland: Democracy
Croatia
7
in 2025
Switzerland
7
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 7 against 7 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 5 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 5 | 3.1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 5 | 4.2 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Switzerland?
- Croatia, at 7 against 7 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).