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
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.