Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Finland?

Estonia, at 0.621 against 0.597 in Finland as of 2025.

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

183 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Participatory Democracy Index

Estonia

0.621

in 2025

Finland

0.597

in 2025

Estonia rank

9th

Finland rank

12th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.621 against 0.597 in Finland, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.023	0.049	0.026	Finland
1790s	0.022	0.0494	0.0274	Finland
1800s	0.022	0.049	0.027	Finland
1860s	0.0767	0.1607	0.084	Finland
1870s	0.0769	0.165	0.0881	Finland
1880s	0.077	0.179	0.102	Finland
1890s	0.03	0.185	0.155	Finland
1900s	0.0347	0.203	0.1683	Finland
1910s	0.0866	0.2505	0.1639	Finland
1920s	0.4526	0.4175	0.0351	Estonia
1930s	0.2848	0.3907	0.1059	Finland
1940s	0.0194	0.4052	0.3858	Finland
1950s	0.02	0.5548	0.5348	Finland
1960s	0.0495	0.5525	0.503	Finland
1970s	0.0637	0.5647	0.501	Finland
1980s	0.0709	0.5847	0.5138	Finland
1990s	0.5634	0.6278	0.0644	Finland
2000s	0.6283	0.6327	0.0044	Finland
2010s	0.6385	0.6213	0.0172	Estonia
2020s	0.6292	0.605	0.0242	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Finland?: Estonia, at 0.621 against 0.597 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Estonia and Finland?: 0.024, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Estonia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.