What is equal rights protection index in Estonia?

Equal rights protection index in Estonia was 0.908 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2010.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.037 in 1789.

How does Estonia rank for equal rights protection index?

Estonia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Estonia

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Estonia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.908 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.908

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.908

in 2010

All-time low

0.037

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.908 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Estonia peaked at 0.908 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.037, in 1789.

That places Estonia 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Equal Rights Protection Index in Estonia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.037	—
1790	0.037	+0.0%
1791	0.037	+0.0%
1792	0.037	+0.0%
1793	0.037	+0.0%
1794	0.037	+0.0%
1795	0.037	+0.0%
1796	0.037	+0.0%
1797	0.037	+0.0%
1798	0.037	+0.0%
1799	0.037	+0.0%
1800	0.037	+0.0%
1801	0.037	+0.0%
1802	0.037	+0.0%
1803	0.037	+0.0%
1804	0.037	+0.0%
1805	0.037	+0.0%
1806	0.037	+0.0%
1807	0.037	+0.0%
1808	0.037	+0.0%
1809	0.037	+0.0%
1810	0.037	+0.0%
1811	0.037	+0.0%
1812	0.037	+0.0%
1813	0.037	+0.0%
1814	0.037	+0.0%
1815	0.037	+0.0%
1816	0.037	+0.0%
1817	0.037	+0.0%
1818	0.037	+0.0%
1819	0.037	+0.0%
1820	0.037	+0.0%
1821	0.037	+0.0%
1822	0.037	+0.0%
1823	0.037	+0.0%
1824	0.037	+0.0%
1825	0.037	+0.0%
1826	0.037	+0.0%
1827	0.037	+0.0%
1828	0.037	+0.0%
1829	0.037	+0.0%
1830	0.037	+0.0%
1831	0.037	+0.0%
1832	0.037	+0.0%
1833	0.037	+0.0%
1834	0.037	+0.0%
1835	0.037	+0.0%
1836	0.037	+0.0%
1837	0.037	+0.0%
1838	0.037	+0.0%
1839	0.037	+0.0%
1840	0.037	+0.0%
1841	0.037	+0.0%
1842	0.037	+0.0%
1843	0.037	+0.0%
1844	0.037	+0.0%
1845	0.037	+0.0%
1846	0.037	+0.0%
1847	0.037	+0.0%
1848	0.048	+29.7%
1849	0.048	+0.0%
1850	0.048	+0.0%
1851	0.048	+0.0%
1852	0.048	+0.0%
1853	0.048	+0.0%
1854	0.048	+0.0%
1855	0.048	+0.0%
1856	0.048	+0.0%
1857	0.048	+0.0%
1858	0.048	+0.0%
1859	0.048	+0.0%
1860	0.048	+0.0%
1861	0.048	+0.0%
1862	0.048	+0.0%
1863	0.048	+0.0%
1864	0.046	-4.2%
1865	0.046	+0.0%
1866	0.046	+0.0%
1867	0.046	+0.0%
1868	0.046	+0.0%
1869	0.046	+0.0%
1870	0.046	+0.0%
1871	0.046	+0.0%
1872	0.046	+0.0%
1873	0.046	+0.0%
1874	0.046	+0.0%
1875	0.046	+0.0%
1876	0.046	+0.0%
1877	0.046	+0.0%
1878	0.046	+0.0%
1879	0.046	+0.0%
1880	0.046	+0.0%
1881	0.046	+0.0%
1882	0.046	+0.0%
1883	0.046	+0.0%
1884	0.046	+0.0%
1885	0.046	+0.0%
1886	0.046	+0.0%
1887	0.046	+0.0%
1888	0.046	+0.0%
1889	0.046	+0.0%
1890	0.046	+0.0%
1891	0.046	+0.0%
1892	0.046	+0.0%
1893	0.046	+0.0%
1894	0.046	+0.0%
1895	0.046	+0.0%
1896	0.046	+0.0%
1897	0.046	+0.0%
1898	0.046	+0.0%
1899	0.046	+0.0%
1900	0.057	+23.9%
1901	0.058	+1.8%
1902	0.06	+3.4%
1903	0.06	+0.0%
1904	0.059	-1.7%
1905	0.06	+1.7%
1906	0.075	+25.0%
1907	0.08	+6.7%
1908	0.079	-1.3%
1909	0.076	-3.8%
1910	0.076	+0.0%
1911	0.076	+0.0%
1912	0.077	+1.3%
1913	0.077	+0.0%
1914	0.082	+6.5%
1915	0.08	-2.4%
1916	0.077	-3.8%
1917	0.135	+75.3%
1918	0.815	+503.7%
1919	0.906	+11.2%
1920	0.906	+0.0%
1921	0.906	+0.0%
1922	0.906	+0.0%
1923	0.906	+0.0%
1924	0.906	+0.0%
1925	0.906	+0.0%
1926	0.906	+0.0%
1927	0.906	+0.0%
1928	0.906	+0.0%
1929	0.906	+0.0%
1930	0.906	+0.0%
1931	0.906	+0.0%
1932	0.906	+0.0%
1933	0.906	+0.0%
1934	0.906	+0.0%
1935	0.906	+0.0%
1936	0.906	+0.0%
1937	0.906	+0.0%
1938	0.906	+0.0%
1939	0.906	+0.0%
1940	0.63	-30.5%
1941	0.63	+0.0%
1942	0.63	+0.0%
1943	0.63	+0.0%
1944	0.63	+0.0%
1945	0.63	+0.0%
1946	0.63	+0.0%
1947	0.63	+0.0%
1948	0.63	+0.0%
1949	0.63	+0.0%
1950	0.63	+0.0%
1951	0.63	+0.0%
1952	0.63	+0.0%
1953	0.63	+0.0%
1954	0.675	+7.1%
1955	0.681	+0.9%
1956	0.681	+0.0%
1957	0.681	+0.0%
1958	0.676	-0.7%
1959	0.668	-1.2%
1960	0.668	+0.0%
1961	0.67	+0.3%
1962	0.672	+0.3%
1963	0.673	+0.1%
1964	0.673	+0.0%
1965	0.681	+1.2%
1966	0.678	-0.4%
1967	0.673	-0.7%
1968	0.676	+0.4%
1969	0.682	+0.9%
1970	0.673	-1.3%
1971	0.679	+0.9%
1972	0.684	+0.7%
1973	0.689	+0.7%
1974	0.689	+0.0%
1975	0.679	-1.5%
1976	0.677	-0.3%
1977	0.677	+0.0%
1978	0.677	+0.0%
1979	0.688	+1.6%
1980	0.688	+0.0%
1981	0.688	+0.0%
1982	0.688	+0.0%
1983	0.688	+0.0%
1984	0.688	+0.0%
1985	0.688	+0.0%
1986	0.676	-1.7%
1987	0.663	-1.9%
1988	0.645	-2.7%
1989	0.617	-4.3%
1990	0.901	+46.0%
1991	0.901	+0.0%
1992	0.901	+0.0%
1993	0.901	+0.0%
1994	0.901	+0.0%
1995	0.901	+0.0%
1996	0.901	+0.0%
1997	0.901	+0.0%
1998	0.901	+0.0%
1999	0.901	+0.0%
2000	0.901	+0.0%
2001	0.901	+0.0%
2002	0.901	+0.0%
2003	0.901	+0.0%
2004	0.901	+0.0%
2005	0.901	+0.0%
2006	0.901	+0.0%
2007	0.901	+0.0%
2008	0.901	+0.0%
2009	0.901	+0.0%
2010	0.908	+0.8%
2011	0.908	+0.0%
2012	0.908	+0.0%
2013	0.908	+0.0%
2014	0.908	+0.0%
2015	0.908	+0.0%
2016	0.908	+0.0%
2017	0.908	+0.0%
2018	0.908	+0.0%
2019	0.908	+0.0%
2020	0.908	+0.0%
2021	0.908	+0.0%
2022	0.908	+0.0%
2023	0.908	+0.0%
2024	0.908	+0.0%
2025	0.908	+0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

Estonia's 0.908 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Estonia's 0.908 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.037	0.037	0.037	1
1790s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1800s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1810s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1820s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1830s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1840s	0.0392	0.037	0.048	10
1850s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1860s	0.0468	0.046	0.048	10
1870s	0.046	0.046	0.046	10
1880s	0.046	0.046	0.046	10
1890s	0.046	0.046	0.046	10
1900s	0.0664	0.057	0.08	10
1910s	0.2401	0.076	0.906	10
1920s	0.906	0.906	0.906	10
1930s	0.906	0.906	0.906	10
1940s	0.63	0.63	0.63	10
1950s	0.6582	0.63	0.681	10
1960s	0.6746	0.668	0.682	10
1970s	0.6812	0.673	0.689	10
1980s	0.6729	0.617	0.688	10
1990s	0.901	0.901	0.901	10
2000s	0.901	0.901	0.901	10
2010s	0.908	0.908	0.908	10
2020s	0.908	0.908	0.908	6

Countries ranked near Estonia

16 Costa Rica 0.917 compare
17 Seychelles 0.914 compare
18 Poland 0.912 compare
20 Cyprus 0.907 compare
21 Iceland 0.905 compare
22 Malta 0.889 compare

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More social development data for Estonia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,299 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 86 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 86 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Estonia?: Equal rights protection index in Estonia was 0.908 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2010.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.037 in 1789.
How does Estonia rank for equal rights protection index?: Estonia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.