Which has higher strong civil society index, Estonia or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.963 against 0.962 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Sweden: Strong Civil Society Index

Estonia

0.962

in 2025

Sweden

0.963

in 2025

Estonia rank

7th

Sweden rank

5th

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Estonia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.963 against 0.962 in Estonia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1790s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1800s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1810s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1820s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1830s	0.118	0.047	0.071	Estonia
1840s	0.118	0.787	0.669	Sweden
1850s	0.118	0.787	0.669	Sweden
1860s	0.196	0.881	0.685	Sweden
1870s	0.274	0.881	0.607	Sweden
1880s	0.274	0.881	0.607	Sweden
1890s	0.3436	0.881	0.5374	Sweden
1900s	0.2567	0.881	0.6243	Sweden
1910s	0.3749	0.881	0.5061	Sweden
1920s	0.8592	0.8914	0.0322	Sweden
1930s	0.5671	0.8939	0.3268	Sweden
1940s	0.012	0.9199	0.9079	Sweden
1950s	0.0204	0.937	0.9166	Sweden
1960s	0.0246	0.937	0.9124	Sweden
1970s	0.024	0.9538	0.9298	Sweden
1980s	0.1093	0.965	0.8557	Sweden
1990s	0.9242	0.965	0.0408	Sweden
2000s	0.9506	0.965	0.0144	Sweden
2010s	0.9609	0.965	0.0041	Sweden
2020s	0.9635	0.9507	0.0128	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong civil society index, Estonia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.963 against 0.962 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong civil society index between Estonia and Sweden?: 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for strong civil society index?: Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).