Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Estonia
Estonia: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.915 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.915
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.915
in 2025
All-time low
0.131
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Estonia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.915 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Estonia peaked at 0.915 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1900.
That places Estonia 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.131 | — |
| 1901 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.135 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.168 | +24.4% |
| 1906 | 0.171 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.16 | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.16 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.157 | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.256 | +63.1% |
| 1918 | 0.798 | +211.7% |
| 1919 | 0.832 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 0.829 | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.815 | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.829 | +1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.847 | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.839 | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.676 | -19.4% |
| 1941 | 0.665 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.79 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.824 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.814 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.811 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.812 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.815 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.766 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.881 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.869 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.862 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.864 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.88 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.873 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.881 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.879 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.89 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.885 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.897 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.899 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.898 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.899 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.907 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.905 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.906 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.904 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.915 | +1.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.915 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.915 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +211.7% | 0.256 | 0.798 |
| 1917 | +63.1% | 0.157 | 0.256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2999 | 0.157 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8298 | 0.815 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.664 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.758 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.811 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.766 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8712 | 0.862 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8766 | 0.874 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8914 | 0.885 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9068 | 0.904 | 0.915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Estonia?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Estonia was 0.915 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2025.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1900.
- How does Estonia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.