Which has higher key features of human rights, Estonia or Sweden?

Estonia, at 0.963 against 0.96 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Sweden: Key features of human rights

Estonia

0.963

in 2025

Sweden

0.96

in 2025

Estonia rank

1st

Sweden rank

2nd

Key features of human rights over time

Estonia
Sweden

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.963 against 0.96 in Sweden, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.143	0.626	0.483	Sweden
1790s	0.1338	0.626	0.4922	Sweden
1800s	0.1619	0.6312	0.4693	Sweden
1810s	0.162	0.696	0.534	Sweden
1820s	0.1464	0.696	0.5496	Sweden
1830s	0.1349	0.696	0.5611	Sweden
1840s	0.1294	0.775	0.6456	Sweden
1850s	0.1717	0.776	0.6043	Sweden
1860s	0.2613	0.825	0.5637	Sweden
1870s	0.286	0.838	0.552	Sweden
1880s	0.2509	0.838	0.5871	Sweden
1890s	0.2696	0.838	0.5684	Sweden
1900s	0.2969	0.841	0.5441	Sweden
1910s	0.4214	0.8472	0.4258	Sweden
1920s	0.8931	0.8921	0.001	Estonia
1930s	0.7672	0.8969	0.1297	Sweden
1940s	0.0169	0.9071	0.8902	Sweden
1950s	0.0886	0.9461	0.8575	Sweden
1960s	0.1468	0.9563	0.8095	Sweden
1970s	0.148	0.9634	0.8154	Sweden
1980s	0.2045	0.9718	0.7673	Sweden
1990s	0.9231	0.973	0.0499	Sweden
2000s	0.9517	0.9734	0.0217	Sweden
2010s	0.9603	0.9699	0.0096	Sweden
2020s	0.962	0.9625	0.0005	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Estonia or Sweden?: Estonia, at 0.963 against 0.96 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Estonia and Sweden?: 0.003, with Estonia 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 human rights?: Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
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: 18 September 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.