Estonia vs Norway: Rule of law index
Estonia
0.985
in 2025
Norway
0.986
in 2025
Estonia rank
8th
Norway rank
7th
Rule of law index over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.985 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Estonia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.058 | 0.708 | 0.65 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.058 | 0.708 | 0.65 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.058 | 0.708 | 0.65 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.058 | 0.8332 | 0.7752 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.0535 | 0.953 | 0.8995 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.0581 | 0.953 | 0.8949 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0692 | 0.953 | 0.8838 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.111 | 0.953 | 0.842 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.3457 | 0.953 | 0.6073 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.5526 | 0.953 | 0.4004 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.3559 | 0.9542 | 0.5983 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.356 | 0.959 | 0.603 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.3075 | 0.959 | 0.6515 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.4403 | 0.959 | 0.5187 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.9209 | 0.9602 | 0.0393 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.8835 | 0.962 | 0.0785 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1379 | 0.8647 | 0.7268 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.9879 | 0.8215 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.9932 | 0.8127 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.1644 | 0.994 | 0.8296 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.1731 | 0.994 | 0.8209 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9294 | 0.994 | 0.0646 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.973 | 0.994 | 0.021 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9847 | 0.9939 | 0.0092 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9838 | 0.9853 | 0.0015 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Estonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.986 against 0.985 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Estonia and Norway?
- 0.001, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for rule of law index?
- Estonia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.