Estonia vs Japan: Elite Consultations Score

Estonia

1.55

in 2025

Japan

1.53

in 2025

Estonia rank

44th

Japan rank

45th

Elite Consultations Score over time

Estonia
Japan

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.55 against 1.53 in Japan, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Estonia ranks 44th and Japan ranks 45th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Elite Consultations Score in Estonia
Elite Consultations Score in Japan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Elite Consultations Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.