Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Estonia or Finland?

Finland, at 0.762 against 0.758 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Deliberative Democracy Index

Estonia

0.758

in 2025

Finland

0.762

in 2025

Estonia rank

15th

Finland rank

14th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.762 against 0.758 in Estonia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 14th of 175 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.034	0.1261	0.0921	Finland
1910s	0.1025	0.2127	0.1102	Finland
1920s	0.4901	0.5081	0.018	Finland
1930s	0.2625	0.3945	0.132	Finland
1940s	0.0237	0.3962	0.3725	Finland
1950s	0.0649	0.6703	0.6054	Finland
1960s	0.0866	0.6501	0.5635	Finland
1970s	0.0756	0.6539	0.5783	Finland
1980s	0.1224	0.7723	0.6499	Finland
1990s	0.6875	0.8165	0.129	Finland
2000s	0.7695	0.827	0.0575	Finland
2010s	0.8023	0.8184	0.0161	Finland
2020s	0.7663	0.7858	0.0195	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.762 against 0.758 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Estonia and Finland?: 0.004, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Estonia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.