How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Estonia

0.632

in 2025

Finland

0.638

in 2025

Estonia rank

30th

Finland rank

27th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.638 against 0.632 in Estonia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Finland ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.086	0.11	0.024	Finland
1790s	0.086	0.11	0.024	Finland
1800s	0.086	0.1446	0.0586	Finland
1810s	0.086	0.456	0.37	Finland
1820s	0.086	0.456	0.37	Finland
1830s	0.086	0.456	0.37	Finland
1840s	0.086	0.456	0.37	Finland
1850s	0.086	0.456	0.37	Finland
1860s	0.2844	0.4594	0.175	Finland
1870s	0.2987	0.463	0.1643	Finland
1880s	0.299	0.512	0.213	Finland
1890s	0.114	0.512	0.398	Finland
1900s	0.1172	0.5306	0.4134	Finland
1910s	0.222	0.5315	0.3095	Finland
1920s	0.6212	0.592	0.0292	Estonia
1930s	0.553	0.624	0.071	Finland
1940s	0.049	0.5928	0.5438	Finland
1950s	0.049	0.6227	0.5737	Finland
1960s	0.1659	0.6204	0.4545	Finland
1970s	0.2132	0.6351	0.4219	Finland
1980s	0.2289	0.635	0.4061	Finland
1990s	0.6436	0.6635	0.0199	Finland
2000s	0.6654	0.6625	0.0029	Estonia
2010s	0.6511	0.6386	0.0125	Estonia
2020s	0.6357	0.6423	0.0067	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.638 against 0.632 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Estonia and Finland?: 0.006, 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 participatory political institutions index?: Estonia ranks 30th and Finland ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.