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Viola Amherd

Viola Amherd

🇨🇭Switzerland

Rank #14
Score: 79
About Viola Amherd

Viola Amherd (b.1962) served on the Federal Council (2019–2025) and as President of the Confederation in 2024. A lawyer and former mayor, Amherd specialised in defence, civil-protection and regional policy; she is known for pragmatic consensus-building across parties.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Switzerland HDI ≈ 0.9559/10
Source: UNDP — Human Development country insights (2022)
GDP per capita
Switzerland GDP per capita ~ $103,6709/10
Source: World Bank — Switzerland country data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Switzerland Gini ≈ 29–313/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (CH) (2021)
Employment rate
Employment indicators — ILO/ILOSTAT5/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Switzerland profile (2024)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Switzerland: Free10/10
Source: Freedom House — Switzerland country report (2023)
Corruption index
Transparency Int'l — CPI ≈ 814/5
Source: Transparency International — Switzerland CPI page (2024)

Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions recorded20/20
Source: Public record / press (no convictions) (2025)