Since the end of the eighteenth century, more than five hundred national referendums (including initiatives) were organised in the world; among them, more than three hundred were held in Switzerland.
منذ نهاية القرن الثامن عشر، تم أكثر من 500 إستفتاء وطني في العالم؛ ومن ضمنها أكثر من 300 في سويسرا.