Estonia vs Sweden: Key features of liberal democracy
Estonia
0.837
in 2025
Sweden
0.853
in 2025
Estonia rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.853 against 0.837 in Estonia, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.014 | 0.207 | 0.193 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.014 | 0.2245 | 0.2105 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.0149 | 0.2296 | 0.2147 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.015 | 0.2802 | 0.2652 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0142 | 0.2845 | 0.2703 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0147 | 0.2874 | 0.2727 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.0152 | 0.3095 | 0.2943 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.0215 | 0.3174 | 0.2959 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0637 | 0.3246 | 0.2609 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0866 | 0.3286 | 0.242 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0411 | 0.3316 | 0.2905 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0433 | 0.3333 | 0.29 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0499 | 0.3341 | 0.2842 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1173 | 0.3747 | 0.2574 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.5859 | 0.6102 | 0.0243 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3528 | 0.6448 | 0.292 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0144 | 0.6589 | 0.6445 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0196 | 0.7218 | 0.7022 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0232 | 0.7275 | 0.7043 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0247 | 0.8522 | 0.8275 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0352 | 0.8733 | 0.8381 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7215 | 0.8779 | 0.1564 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8104 | 0.8781 | 0.0677 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8441 | 0.88 | 0.0359 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8463 | 0.8572 | 0.0108 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.853 against 0.837 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.016, 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 liberal democracy?
- Estonia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.