Estonia vs Sweden: Democracy
Estonia
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4.67 | 4.67 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3 | 6.3 | 3.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 7 | 0.4 | Sweden |
| 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, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Sweden 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).