Estonia vs Germany: Private civil liberties index
Estonia
0.953
in 2025
Germany
0.955
in 2025
Estonia rank
2nd
Germany rank
1st
Private civil liberties index over time
- Estonia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.955 against 0.953 in Estonia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.
Estonia ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.021 | 0.068 | 0.047 | Germany |
| 1790s | 0.021 | 0.068 | 0.047 | Germany |
| 1800s | 0.0255 | 0.0882 | 0.0627 | Germany |
| 1810s | 0.026 | 0.215 | 0.189 | Germany |
| 1820s | 0.0224 | 0.215 | 0.1926 | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.017 | 0.215 | 0.198 | Germany |
| 1840s | 0.019 | 0.2306 | 0.2116 | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.037 | 0.293 | 0.256 | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.0771 | 0.3119 | 0.2348 | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.081 | 0.5123 | 0.4313 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.0824 | 0.527 | 0.4446 | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1628 | 0.527 | 0.3642 | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.2328 | 0.6023 | 0.3695 | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.3727 | 0.56 | 0.1873 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.9109 | 0.764 | 0.1469 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.8841 | 0.29 | 0.5941 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.0054 | 0.0484 | 0.043 | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8903 | 0.9596 | 0.0692 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9412 | 0.959 | 0.0178 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9495 | 0.9618 | 0.0123 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9513 | 0.951 | 0.0003 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Estonia or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.955 against 0.953 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Estonia and Germany?
- 0.002, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.