Legislative Corruption Score in Estonia
Estonia: Legislative Corruption Score was 2.19 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Corruption Score in Estonia, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Estonia stood at 2.19. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Estonia peaked at 2.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.768, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 8th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8354 | 0.768 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 | 1.81 | 2.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 5 Singapore 2.86 compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 2.37 compare
- 7 Iceland 2.31 compare
- 9 Uruguay 2.13 compare
- 10 Netherlands 2.05 compare
- 11 Seychelles 1.99 compare
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- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 41,299 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 86 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.887 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.969 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.908 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.837 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Estonia?
- Legislative corruption score in Estonia was 2.19 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.768 in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for legislative corruption score?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.