Estonia vs Sweden: Engaged Society Score
Estonia
2.38
in 2025
Sweden
2.36
in 2025
Estonia rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.38 against 2.36 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.81 | -1.95 | 0.141 | Estonia |
| 1790s | -2.01 | -1.95 | 0.0594 | Sweden |
| 1800s | -1.93 | -1.95 | 0.0208 | Estonia |
| 1810s | -1.83 | -0.055 | 1.78 | Sweden |
| 1820s | -2.03 | -0.055 | 1.97 | Sweden |
| 1830s | -2.32 | 0.508 | 2.82 | Sweden |
| 1840s | -2.32 | 0.508 | 2.82 | Sweden |
| 1850s | -1.88 | 0.715 | 2.59 | Sweden |
| 1860s | -1.44 | 0.715 | 2.16 | Sweden |
| 1870s | -1.44 | 0.715 | 2.16 | Sweden |
| 1880s | -1.52 | 0.715 | 2.23 | Sweden |
| 1890s | -1.54 | 0.715 | 2.25 | Sweden |
| 1900s | -1.21 | 0.7469 | 1.95 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -0.5076 | 0.8901 | 1.4 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.08 | 1.57 | 0.4894 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1959 | 1.68 | 1.49 | Sweden |
| 1940s | -2.24 | 1.73 | 3.97 | Sweden |
| 1950s | -0.8881 | 2.34 | 3.23 | Sweden |
| 1960s | -0.1424 | 2.61 | 2.76 | Sweden |
| 1970s | -0.433 | 3.39 | 3.82 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1587 | 3.48 | 3.32 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 3.32 | 1.86 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 3.22 | 1.61 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 2.56 | 0.445 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.34 | 0.0772 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 2.38 against 2.36 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Estonia 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 engaged society score?
- Estonia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.