Estonia vs Norway: Political centralization index
Estonia
0.026
in 2025
Norway
0.027
in 2025
Estonia rank
170th
Norway rank
169th
Political centralization index over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.027 against 0.026 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 170th and Norway ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.93 | 0.603 | 0.327 | Estonia |
| 1790s | 0.93 | 0.603 | 0.327 | Estonia |
| 1800s | 0.93 | 0.603 | 0.327 | Estonia |
| 1810s | 0.93 | 0.3141 | 0.6159 | Estonia |
| 1820s | 0.93 | 0.083 | 0.847 | Estonia |
| 1830s | 0.93 | 0.0788 | 0.8512 | Estonia |
| 1840s | 0.93 | 0.077 | 0.853 | Estonia |
| 1850s | 0.9055 | 0.077 | 0.8285 | Estonia |
| 1860s | 0.6121 | 0.077 | 0.5351 | Estonia |
| 1870s | 0.4524 | 0.071 | 0.3814 | Estonia |
| 1880s | 0.8534 | 0.0695 | 0.7839 | Estonia |
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.068 | 0.784 | Estonia |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.0644 | 0.8015 | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.6774 | 0.06 | 0.6174 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.075 | 0.056 | 0.019 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.2219 | 0.056 | 0.1659 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.286 | 0.685 | Estonia |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.0199 | 0.9469 | Estonia |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.0172 | 0.9468 | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.016 | 0.948 | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.016 | 0.9385 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.0484 | 0.016 | 0.0324 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.035 | 0.016 | 0.019 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0306 | 0.016 | 0.0146 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.0263 | 0.0257 | 0.0007 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Estonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.027 against 0.026 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Estonia and Norway?
- 0.001, 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 political centralization index?
- Estonia ranks 170th and Norway ranks 169th 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.