Estonia vs Sweden: Key features of democracy
Estonia
0.887
in 2025
Sweden
0.889
in 2025
Estonia rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd
Key features of democracy over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.889 against 0.887 in Estonia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.029 | 0.187 | 0.158 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.019 | 0.1898 | 0.1708 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.019 | 0.1952 | 0.1762 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.019 | 0.261 | 0.242 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0186 | 0.2708 | 0.2522 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.018 | 0.2748 | 0.2568 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.0176 | 0.3065 | 0.2889 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.0222 | 0.3078 | 0.2856 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.032 | 0.3095 | 0.2775 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0329 | 0.3133 | 0.2804 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0344 | 0.3135 | 0.2791 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0356 | 0.3147 | 0.2791 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0735 | 0.3129 | 0.2394 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1574 | 0.3682 | 0.2108 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6805 | 0.661 | 0.0195 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.3939 | 0.7 | 0.3061 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0959 | 0.7107 | 0.6148 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.7719 | 0.6676 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0951 | 0.7756 | 0.6805 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.8891 | 0.7823 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1225 | 0.9074 | 0.7849 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.795 | 0.9115 | 0.1165 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8706 | 0.9115 | 0.0409 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8929 | 0.9126 | 0.0197 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8943 | 0.891 | 0.0033 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.889 against 0.887 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.002, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.