Canada vs Switzerland: Gender of the head of state
Canada
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gender of the head of state over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of state, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for gender of the head of state?
- Canada 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 head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.