Estonia vs Finland: Political centralization index
Estonia
0.026
in 2025
Finland
0.024
in 2025
Estonia rank
170th
Finland rank
171st
Political centralization index over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.026 against 0.024 in Finland, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 170th and Finland ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 24 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.93 | 0.208 | 0.722 | Estonia |
| 1790s | 0.93 | 0.2059 | 0.7241 | Estonia |
| 1800s | 0.93 | 0.2229 | 0.7071 | Estonia |
| 1810s | 0.93 | 0.384 | 0.546 | Estonia |
| 1820s | 0.93 | 0.384 | 0.546 | Estonia |
| 1830s | 0.93 | 0.384 | 0.546 | Estonia |
| 1840s | 0.93 | 0.384 | 0.546 | Estonia |
| 1850s | 0.9055 | 0.384 | 0.5215 | Estonia |
| 1860s | 0.6121 | 0.384 | 0.2281 | Estonia |
| 1870s | 0.4524 | 0.384 | 0.0684 | Estonia |
| 1880s | 0.8534 | 0.384 | 0.4694 | Estonia |
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.384 | 0.468 | Estonia |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.3658 | 0.5001 | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.6774 | 0.2594 | 0.418 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.075 | 0.105 | 0.03 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.2219 | 0.0843 | 0.1376 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.0783 | 0.8927 | Estonia |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.038 | 0.9288 | Estonia |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.038 | 0.926 | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.0375 | 0.9265 | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.0323 | 0.9222 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.0484 | 0.025 | 0.0234 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.035 | 0.025 | 0.01 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0306 | 0.0207 | 0.0099 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.0263 | 0.0208 | 0.0055 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Estonia or Finland?
- Estonia, at 0.026 against 0.024 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.002, with Estonia 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 political centralization index?
- Estonia ranks 170th and Finland ranks 171st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.