Croatia vs Estonia: Full democracy

Croatia
1
in 2025
Estonia
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Estonia, a difference of 0.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0.9 0.9 Estonia
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Croatia or Estonia?
Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Croatia and Estonia?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Estonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Estonia rank globally for full democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).