Which has higher liberal democracy index, Estonia or Norway?

Norway, at 0.847 against 0.837 in Estonia as of 2025.

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

218 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Estonia vs Norway: Liberal Democracy Index

Estonia

0.837

in 2025

Norway

0.847

in 2025

Estonia rank

5th

Norway rank

3rd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.847 against 0.837 in Estonia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.015	0.095	0.08	Norway
1810s	0.015	0.1598	0.1448	Norway
1820s	0.0142	0.2102	0.196	Norway
1830s	0.0147	0.221	0.2063	Norway
1840s	0.0152	0.2419	0.2267	Norway
1850s	0.0215	0.2638	0.2423	Norway
1860s	0.0637	0.276	0.2123	Norway
1870s	0.0866	0.2827	0.1961	Norway
1880s	0.0411	0.3381	0.297	Norway
1890s	0.0433	0.382	0.3387	Norway
1900s	0.0499	0.4429	0.393	Norway
1910s	0.1173	0.5726	0.4553	Norway
1920s	0.5859	0.635	0.0491	Norway
1930s	0.3528	0.6415	0.2887	Norway
1940s	0.0144	0.3633	0.3489	Norway
1950s	0.0196	0.7289	0.7093	Norway
1960s	0.0232	0.7803	0.7571	Norway
1970s	0.0247	0.8044	0.7797	Norway
1980s	0.0352	0.8286	0.7934	Norway
1990s	0.7215	0.8465	0.125	Norway
2000s	0.8104	0.8615	0.0511	Norway
2010s	0.8441	0.862	0.0179	Norway
2020s	0.8463	0.8433	0.003	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Estonia or Norway?: Norway, at 0.847 against 0.837 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Estonia and Norway?: 0.01, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?: 218 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Estonia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.