Governance at a glance
- Government
- Assembly-independent Republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 80/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 84.0/100 #9
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.882
- HDI
- 0.970
- Regional blocs
- EFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Assembly-independent Republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Swiss Confederation | Guy Parmelin |
| Vice-President of the Federal Council | Ignazio Cassis |
| Chancellor of Switzerland | Viktor Rossi |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 2.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
89th pct
Rule of law (2023)
99th pct
Corruption control (2023)
97th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
100th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
96th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
99th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 80 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.882
- Liberal
- 0.843
- Participatory
- 0.785
- Deliberative
- 0.852
- Egalitarian
- 0.820
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 84.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #9 / 180
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #9
- 85.7
- Economic #9
- 73.2
- Legal #15
- 83.7
- Social #15
- 83.4
- Safety #12
- 93.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.0 | 9 | 85.7 | 73.2 | 83.7 | 83.4 | 93.9 |
| 2024 | 84.0 | 9 | 87.8 | 72.3 | 78.9 | 85.2 | 95.9 |
| 2023 | 84.4 | 12 | 87.4 | 72.8 | 78.0 | 92.3 | 91.5 |
| 2022 | 82.7 | 14 | 90.0 | 68.4 | 81.0 | 88.3 | 85.9 |
| 2021 | 89.5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 89.4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 89.5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 88.7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 87.9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 88.2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 86.2 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 89.5 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 90.1 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -6.2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 1.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 3.0 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |