Estonia vs Netherlands: Deliberative Democracy Index
Estonia
0.758
in 2025
Netherlands
0.742
in 2025
Estonia rank
15th
Netherlands rank
17th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Estonia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.758 against 0.742 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Estonia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.369 | 0.335 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1025 | 0.3851 | 0.2826 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.4901 | 0.5629 | 0.0728 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.2625 | 0.5722 | 0.3097 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0237 | 0.3752 | 0.3515 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0649 | 0.6714 | 0.6065 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0866 | 0.7108 | 0.6242 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0756 | 0.7856 | 0.71 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1224 | 0.7974 | 0.675 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6875 | 0.79 | 0.1025 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.7695 | 0.7902 | 0.0207 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8023 | 0.8092 | 0.0069 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7663 | 0.7837 | 0.0173 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Estonia or Netherlands?
- Estonia, at 0.758 against 0.742 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Estonia and Netherlands?
- 0.016, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Estonia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.