Estonia vs France: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Estonia
0.632
in 2025
France
0.626
in 2025
Estonia rank
30th
France rank
32nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Estonia
- France
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.632 against 0.626 in France, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Estonia ranks 30th and France ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and France in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.086 | 0.213 | 0.127 | France |
| 1790s | 0.086 | 0.2609 | 0.1749 | France |
| 1800s | 0.086 | 0.178 | 0.092 | France |
| 1810s | 0.086 | 0.1585 | 0.0725 | France |
| 1820s | 0.086 | 0.146 | 0.06 | France |
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.362 | 0.276 | France |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.4101 | 0.3241 | France |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.3854 | 0.2994 | France |
| 1860s | 0.2844 | 0.372 | 0.0876 | France |
| 1870s | 0.2987 | 0.444 | 0.1453 | France |
| 1880s | 0.299 | 0.4956 | 0.1966 | France |
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.53 | 0.416 | France |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.5462 | 0.429 | France |
| 1910s | 0.222 | 0.5518 | 0.3298 | France |
| 1920s | 0.6212 | 0.553 | 0.0682 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.4258 | 0.3768 | France |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.6146 | 0.5656 | France |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.6957 | 0.5298 | France |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.6759 | 0.4627 | France |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.6606 | 0.4317 | France |
| 1990s | 0.6436 | 0.6898 | 0.0462 | France |
| 2000s | 0.6654 | 0.6949 | 0.0295 | France |
| 2010s | 0.6511 | 0.6569 | 0.0058 | France |
| 2020s | 0.6357 | 0.632 | 0.0037 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Estonia or France?
- Estonia, at 0.632 against 0.626 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Estonia and France?
- 0.006, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and France rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Estonia ranks 30th and France ranks 32nd 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.