Estonia vs Sweden: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Estonia
0.81
in 2025
Sweden
0.802
in 2025
Estonia rank
5th
Sweden rank
7th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.043 | 0.2255 | 0.1825 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1126 | 0.2556 | 0.143 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.5638 | 0.4804 | 0.0834 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.3876 | 0.5262 | 0.1386 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1875 | 0.555 | 0.3675 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.2142 | 0.6463 | 0.4321 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.2195 | 0.6953 | 0.4758 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2232 | 0.833 | 0.6098 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2246 | 0.8655 | 0.6409 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7009 | 0.8729 | 0.172 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7663 | 0.8673 | 0.101 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7987 | 0.8512 | 0.0525 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8102 | 0.8098 | 0.0003 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.008, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.