Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Estonia or Sweden?

Estonia, at 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Sweden: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Estonia

0.81

in 2025

Sweden

0.802

in 2025

Estonia rank

5th

Sweden rank

7th

Egalitarian Democracy Index 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, Estonia or Sweden?: Estonia, at 0.81 against 0.802 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?: Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.