Estonia vs South Korea: Engaged Society Score
Estonia
2.38
in 2025
South Korea
2.38
in 2025
Estonia rank
11th
South Korea rank
10th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Estonia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.38 against 2.38 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Estonia ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 9 and South Korea in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.81 | -0.929 | 0.878 | South Korea |
| 1790s | -2.01 | -0.929 | 1.08 | South Korea |
| 1800s | -1.93 | -0.929 | 0.9982 | South Korea |
| 1810s | -1.83 | -0.929 | 0.903 | South Korea |
| 1820s | -2.03 | -0.929 | 1.1 | South Korea |
| 1830s | -2.32 | -0.929 | 1.39 | South Korea |
| 1840s | -2.32 | -0.929 | 1.39 | South Korea |
| 1850s | -1.88 | -0.929 | 0.9505 | South Korea |
| 1860s | -1.44 | -0.929 | 0.514 | South Korea |
| 1870s | -1.44 | -0.929 | 0.514 | South Korea |
| 1880s | -1.52 | -0.929 | 0.59 | South Korea |
| 1890s | -1.54 | -0.929 | 0.609 | South Korea |
| 1900s | -1.21 | -1.18 | 0.0289 | South Korea |
| 1910s | -0.5076 | -1.65 | 1.14 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1.08 | -1.65 | 2.73 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.1959 | -1.65 | 1.84 | Estonia |
| 1940s | -2.24 | -1.43 | 0.8106 | South Korea |
| 1950s | -0.8881 | -1.43 | 0.5441 | Estonia |
| 1960s | -0.1424 | -1.14 | 0.9934 | Estonia |
| 1970s | -0.433 | -1.91 | 1.47 | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.1587 | -0.5803 | 0.739 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.41 | 0.0509 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 2.68 | 1.08 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 1.97 | 0.1369 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.44 | 0.0232 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Estonia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.38 against 2.38 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Estonia and South Korea?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and South Korea rank globally for engaged society score?
- Estonia ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.