Estonia vs Sweden: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Estonia
0.979
in 2025
Sweden
0.981
in 2025
Estonia rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.981 against 0.979 in Estonia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.026 | 0.746 | 0.72 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.0266 | 0.746 | 0.7194 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.0326 | 0.746 | 0.7134 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.746 | 0.713 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.746 | 0.7166 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.746 | 0.7124 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.746 | 0.7088 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.746 | 0.687 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.8007 | 0.6377 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.821 | 0.5682 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.842 | 0.6524 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.862 | 0.6316 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.862 | 0.5945 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4121 | 0.8703 | 0.4582 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.9013 | 0.9128 | 0.0115 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.8755 | 0.9242 | 0.0487 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.9426 | 0.9361 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.9638 | 0.9155 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.9768 | 0.8839 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.985 | 0.8893 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.9894 | 0.8657 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9263 | 0.99 | 0.0637 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9687 | 0.9908 | 0.0221 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9769 | 0.9883 | 0.0114 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9782 | 0.984 | 0.0058 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.981 against 0.979 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.002, with Sweden 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.