Estonia vs Norway: Liberal political institutions index

Estonia
0.954
in 2025
Norway
0.965
in 2025
Estonia rank
8th
Norway rank
5th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Estonia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.965 against 0.954 in Estonia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.

Estonia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Norway Difference Ahead
1780s 0.053 0.376 0.323 Norway
1790s 0.0532 0.376 0.3228 Norway
1800s 0.0558 0.376 0.3202 Norway
1810s 0.056 0.5649 0.5089 Norway
1820s 0.0544 0.716 0.6616 Norway
1830s 0.0564 0.7405 0.6841 Norway
1840s 0.0574 0.763 0.7056 Norway
1850s 0.083 0.7722 0.6892 Norway
1860s 0.2468 0.7939 0.5471 Norway
1870s 0.3386 0.827 0.4884 Norway
1880s 0.1577 0.8627 0.705 Norway
1890s 0.167 0.91 0.743 Norway
1900s 0.1748 0.915 0.7402 Norway
1910s 0.3262 0.9146 0.5884 Norway
1920s 0.8704 0.915 0.0446 Norway
1930s 0.7067 0.915 0.2083 Norway
1940s 0.0312 0.5998 0.5686 Norway
1950s 0.0472 0.9333 0.8861 Norway
1960s 0.0637 0.9611 0.8974 Norway
1970s 0.0649 0.974 0.9091 Norway
1980s 0.0965 0.9769 0.8804 Norway
1990s 0.8849 0.978 0.0931 Norway
2000s 0.942 0.978 0.036 Norway
2010s 0.9562 0.9773 0.0211 Norway
2020s 0.9578 0.9593 0.0015 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Estonia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.965 against 0.954 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Estonia and Norway?
0.011, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Estonia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed