Estonia vs Italy: Full democracy

Estonia
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Italy
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How they compare

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

Across all 109 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Italy Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.4 0.4 Italy
1960s 0 1 1 Italy
1970s 0 1 1 Italy
1980s 0 1 1 Italy
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 Italy
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, Estonia or Italy?
Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Estonia and Italy?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Italy?
109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Italy rank globally for full democracy?
Estonia ranks 1st and Italy 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+).