Croatia vs Estonia: Democracy
Croatia
5
in 2025
Estonia
5
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- Estonia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 5 against 5 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Estonia?
- Croatia, at 5 against 5 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Estonia?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Estonia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).