South Korea vs Switzerland: Democracy
South Korea
7
in 2025
Switzerland
7
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7 against 7 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 5 | 2.3 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 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, South Korea or Switzerland?
- South Korea, at 7 against 7 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Switzerland?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea 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).