Estonia vs Norway: Participatory democracy index
Estonia
0.621
in 2025
Norway
0.638
in 2025
Estonia rank
9th
Norway rank
6th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.638 against 0.621 in Estonia, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 219 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.
Estonia ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.002 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.022 | 0.0318 | 0.0098 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.022 | 0.0387 | 0.0167 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.022 | 0.0643 | 0.0423 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.022 | 0.1323 | 0.1103 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.0225 | 0.1502 | 0.1277 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0732 | 0.1766 | 0.1034 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0769 | 0.174 | 0.0971 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.077 | 0.2176 | 0.1406 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.03 | 0.2481 | 0.2181 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.0347 | 0.3014 | 0.2667 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.0866 | 0.4007 | 0.3141 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4526 | 0.4582 | 0.0056 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2848 | 0.4559 | 0.1711 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.0194 | 0.2909 | 0.2715 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.5593 | 0.5393 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.0495 | 0.5861 | 0.5366 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0637 | 0.6204 | 0.5567 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0709 | 0.6239 | 0.553 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5634 | 0.6503 | 0.0869 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.6283 | 0.6537 | 0.0254 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6385 | 0.6456 | 0.0071 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6292 | 0.6372 | 0.008 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.638 against 0.621 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Estonia and Norway?
- 0.017, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
- 219 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Estonia ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.