Latvia vs Switzerland: Gender of the chief executive
Latvia
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gender of the chief executive over time
- Latvia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1799 it was Switzerland ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.3333 | 0.1667 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, Latvia or Switzerland?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between Latvia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1799 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.