Czechia vs Estonia: Democracy

Czechia
7
in 2025
Estonia
7
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Estonia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Estonia ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Estonia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 6 6 Estonia
1920s 7 6 1 Czechia
1930s 5.9 3 2.9 Czechia
1940s 1.4 1 0.4 Czechia
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 7 6.6 0.4 Czechia
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, Czechia or Estonia?
Czechia, at 7 against 7 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Estonia?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Estonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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).