Effective Power to Govern Score in Estonia

Estonia: Effective Power to Govern Score was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
10
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Estonia, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 102007: 102009: 102011: 102013: 102015: 102017: 102019: 102021: 102023: 102025: 10

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, effective power to govern score in Estonia stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Estonia peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.

Estonia ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10 10 10 3
2010s 10 10 10 5
2020s 10 10 10 3

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Botswana 10 compare
  2. 1 Chile 10 compare
  3. 1 Costa Rica 10 compare
  4. 1 Croatia 10 compare
  5. 1 Czechia 10 compare
  6. 1 Latvia 10 compare
  7. 1 Lithuania 10 compare
  8. 1 Mauritius 10 compare
  9. 1 Slovakia 10 compare
  10. 1 Slovenia 10 compare
  11. 1 South Korea 10 compare
  12. 1 Taiwan 10 compare
  13. 1 Uruguay 10 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Estonia?
Effective power to govern score in Estonia was 10 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for effective power to govern score?
Estonia ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.