Australia vs Switzerland: Country position on nuclear weapons
Australia
0
in 2023
Switzerland
0
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Switzerland rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0 against 0 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 246 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 0 against 0 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Australia ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.