Equal Access to Power Index in Estonia
Estonia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.905 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Estonia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal access to power index in Estonia stood at 0.905. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Estonia peaked at 0.905 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1789.
That places Estonia 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.062 | — |
| 1790 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.088 | +41.9% |
| 1893 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.185 | +110.2% |
| 1906 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.151 | -18.4% |
| 1908 | 0.14 | -7.3% |
| 1909 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.369 | +163.6% |
| 1918 | 0.888 | +140.7% |
| 1919 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.891 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.832 | -6.6% |
| 1922 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.818 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.868 | +6.1% |
| 1929 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.853 | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.815 | -4.5% |
| 1941 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.818 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.855 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.867 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.85 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.783 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.889 | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.844 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.819 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.866 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.846 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.841 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.834 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.845 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.846 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.828 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.858 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.863 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.888 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.886 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.905 | +2.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.905 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.905 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0828 | 0.062 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1241 | 0.088 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3125 | 0.14 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8381 | 0.818 | 0.891 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.853 | 0.853 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8396 | 0.815 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8542 | 0.85 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8299 | 0.783 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8479 | 0.819 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8441 | 0.834 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8467 | 0.828 | 0.863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8902 | 0.886 | 0.905 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- 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 equal access to power index in Estonia?
- Equal access to power index in Estonia was 0.905 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2025.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.
- How does Estonia rank for equal access to power index?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.