Estonia vs Sweden: Participatory democracy index
Estonia
0.621
in 2025
Sweden
0.635
in 2025
Estonia rank
9th
Sweden rank
7th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.635 against 0.621 in Estonia, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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 | 0.023 | 0.049 | 0.026 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.022 | 0.0494 | 0.0274 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.022 | 0.0505 | 0.0285 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.022 | 0.0643 | 0.0423 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.022 | 0.066 | 0.044 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.022 | 0.067 | 0.045 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.022 | 0.113 | 0.091 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.0225 | 0.1217 | 0.0992 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0732 | 0.1962 | 0.123 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0769 | 0.2234 | 0.1465 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.077 | 0.2264 | 0.1494 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.03 | 0.227 | 0.197 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0347 | 0.2344 | 0.1997 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0866 | 0.2644 | 0.1778 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4526 | 0.4636 | 0.011 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.2848 | 0.4862 | 0.2014 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0194 | 0.5005 | 0.4811 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.5599 | 0.5399 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0495 | 0.57 | 0.5205 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0637 | 0.6475 | 0.5838 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0709 | 0.6891 | 0.6182 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5634 | 0.6827 | 0.1193 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6283 | 0.6829 | 0.0546 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6385 | 0.6622 | 0.0237 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6292 | 0.6378 | 0.0087 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.635 against 0.621 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.014, 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 participatory democracy index?
- Estonia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.