Czechia vs Estonia: Democracy
Czechia
7
in 2025
Estonia
7
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Czechia
- Estonia
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
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).