Which has higher human rights index, Denmark or Estonia?

Estonia, at 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Estonia: Human Rights Index

Denmark

0.959

in 2025

Estonia

0.963

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Estonia rank

1st

Human Rights Index over time

Denmark
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 24 and Estonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.529	0.143	0.386	Denmark
1790s	0.5447	0.1338	0.4109	Denmark
1800s	0.589	0.1619	0.4271	Denmark
1810s	0.589	0.162	0.427	Denmark
1820s	0.589	0.1464	0.4426	Denmark
1830s	0.6145	0.1349	0.4796	Denmark
1840s	0.7336	0.1294	0.6042	Denmark
1850s	0.907	0.1717	0.7353	Denmark
1860s	0.916	0.2613	0.6547	Denmark
1870s	0.9105	0.286	0.6245	Denmark
1880s	0.8953	0.2509	0.6444	Denmark
1890s	0.901	0.2696	0.6314	Denmark
1900s	0.931	0.2969	0.6341	Denmark
1910s	0.9316	0.4214	0.5102	Denmark
1920s	0.9375	0.8931	0.0444	Denmark
1930s	0.9342	0.7672	0.167	Denmark
1940s	0.7717	0.0169	0.7548	Denmark
1950s	0.9629	0.0886	0.8743	Denmark
1960s	0.968	0.1468	0.8212	Denmark
1970s	0.97	0.148	0.822	Denmark
1980s	0.97	0.2045	0.7655	Denmark
1990s	0.97	0.9231	0.0469	Denmark
2000s	0.97	0.9517	0.0183	Denmark
2010s	0.9657	0.9603	0.0054	Denmark
2020s	0.9547	0.962	0.0073	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Denmark or Estonia?: Estonia, at 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Denmark and Estonia?: 0.004, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for human rights index?: Denmark ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.