Estonia vs Sweden: Liberal democracy
Estonia
3
in 2025
Sweden
3
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3 against 3 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 3 against 3 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0, 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 liberal democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.