Argentina vs Estonia: Democracy

Argentina
7
in 2025
Estonia
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Estonia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 5 4.67 0.3333 Argentina
1920s 5 6 1 Estonia
1930s 2.5 3 0.5 Estonia
1940s 3.2 1 2.2 Argentina
1950s 3 1 2 Argentina
1960s 3 1 2 Argentina
1970s 1.8 1 0.8 Argentina
1980s 4.6 1 3.6 Argentina
1990s 7 6.6 0.4 Argentina
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Estonia?
Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Estonia?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Estonia?
109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).