Estonia vs Germany: Democracy
Estonia
4
in 2025
Germany
4
in 2025
Estonia rank
17th
Germany rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Germany
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 4 against 4 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Germany ahead.
Estonia ranks 17th and Germany ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.67 | 4 | 0.6667 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 3.56 | 4 | 0.4444 | Germany |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Germany?
- Estonia, at 4 against 4 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Germany?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 17th and Germany ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).