Estonia vs Finland: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Estonia
0.969
in 2025
Finland
0.974
in 2025
Estonia rank
6th
Finland rank
5th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.974 against 0.969 in Estonia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.126 | 0.8 | 0.674 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.126 | 0.8 | 0.674 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.126 | 0.7804 | 0.6544 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.126 | 0.604 | 0.478 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.126 | 0.604 | 0.478 | Finland |
| 1830s | 0.126 | 0.604 | 0.478 | Finland |
| 1840s | 0.126 | 0.604 | 0.478 | Finland |
| 1850s | 0.1745 | 0.604 | 0.4295 | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.5729 | 0.604 | 0.0311 | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.7688 | 0.604 | 0.1648 | Estonia |
| 1880s | 0.2723 | 0.604 | 0.3317 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.271 | 0.604 | 0.333 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.1655 | 0.6143 | 0.4488 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3255 | 0.6873 | 0.3618 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.9545 | 0.862 | 0.0925 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.8837 | 0.8922 | 0.0085 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.023 | 0.9123 | 0.8893 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.0254 | 0.953 | 0.9276 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.027 | 0.953 | 0.926 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.027 | 0.9494 | 0.9224 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0331 | 0.9587 | 0.9256 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.9501 | 0.968 | 0.0179 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.953 | 0.968 | 0.015 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9521 | 0.9744 | 0.0223 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9618 | 0.9765 | 0.0147 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.974 against 0.969 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.005, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.