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?
- 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.