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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Estonia

Estonia: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.954 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.954
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 2022
All-time low
0.03
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Estonia stood at 0.954.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Estonia peaked at 0.966 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1940.

Estonia ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Estonia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.053 —
1790 0.053 +0.0%
1791 0.053 +0.0%
1792 0.053 +0.0%
1793 0.053 +0.0%
1794 0.053 +0.0%
1795 0.053 +0.0%
1796 0.053 +0.0%
1797 0.053 +0.0%
1798 0.054 +1.9%
1799 0.054 +0.0%
1800 0.054 +0.0%
1801 0.056 +3.7%
1802 0.056 +0.0%
1803 0.056 +0.0%
1804 0.056 +0.0%
1805 0.056 +0.0%
1806 0.056 +0.0%
1807 0.056 +0.0%
1808 0.056 +0.0%
1809 0.056 +0.0%
1810 0.056 +0.0%
1811 0.056 +0.0%
1812 0.056 +0.0%
1813 0.056 +0.0%
1814 0.056 +0.0%
1815 0.056 +0.0%
1816 0.056 +0.0%
1817 0.056 +0.0%
1818 0.056 +0.0%
1819 0.056 +0.0%
1820 0.056 +0.0%
1821 0.056 +0.0%
1822 0.054 -3.6%
1823 0.054 +0.0%
1824 0.054 +0.0%
1825 0.054 +0.0%
1826 0.054 +0.0%
1827 0.054 +0.0%
1828 0.054 +0.0%
1829 0.054 +0.0%
1830 0.054 +0.0%
1831 0.054 +0.0%
1832 0.055 +1.9%
1833 0.058 +5.5%
1834 0.057 -1.7%
1835 0.059 +3.5%
1836 0.059 +0.0%
1837 0.056 -5.1%
1838 0.056 +0.0%
1839 0.056 +0.0%
1840 0.056 +0.0%
1841 0.056 +0.0%
1842 0.056 +0.0%
1843 0.056 +0.0%
1844 0.056 +0.0%
1845 0.056 +0.0%
1846 0.056 +0.0%
1847 0.056 +0.0%
1848 0.063 +12.5%
1849 0.063 +0.0%
1850 0.063 +0.0%
1851 0.063 +0.0%
1852 0.063 +0.0%
1853 0.063 +0.0%
1854 0.063 +0.0%
1855 0.103 +63.5%
1856 0.103 +0.0%
1857 0.103 +0.0%
1858 0.103 +0.0%
1859 0.103 +0.0%
1860 0.102 -1.0%
1861 0.118 +15.7%
1862 0.118 +0.0%
1863 0.124 +5.1%
1864 0.266 +114.5%
1865 0.313 +17.7%
1866 0.353 +12.8%
1867 0.358 +1.4%
1868 0.358 +0.0%
1869 0.358 +0.0%
1870 0.364 +1.7%
1871 0.364 +0.0%
1872 0.364 +0.0%
1873 0.364 +0.0%
1874 0.375 +3.0%
1875 0.375 +0.0%
1876 0.375 +0.0%
1877 0.375 +0.0%
1878 0.215 -42.7%
1879 0.215 +0.0%
1880 0.215 +0.0%
1881 0.148 -31.2%
1882 0.148 +0.0%
1883 0.148 +0.0%
1884 0.148 +0.0%
1885 0.154 +4.1%
1886 0.154 +0.0%
1887 0.154 +0.0%
1888 0.154 +0.0%
1889 0.154 +0.0%
1890 0.154 +0.0%
1891 0.154 +0.0%
1892 0.154 +0.0%
1893 0.154 +0.0%
1894 0.178 +15.6%
1895 0.178 +0.0%
1896 0.178 +0.0%
1897 0.173 -2.8%
1898 0.173 +0.0%
1899 0.174 +0.6%
1900 0.142 -18.4%
1901 0.144 +1.4%
1902 0.144 +0.0%
1903 0.144 +0.0%
1904 0.143 -0.7%
1905 0.133 -7.0%
1906 0.198 +48.9%
1907 0.209 +5.6%
1908 0.241 +15.3%
1909 0.25 +3.7%
1910 0.244 -2.4%
1911 0.252 +3.3%
1912 0.253 +0.4%
1913 0.252 -0.4%
1914 0.245 -2.8%
1915 0.237 -3.3%
1916 0.233 -1.7%
1917 0.215 -7.7%
1918 0.59 +174.4%
1919 0.741 +25.6%
1920 0.854 +15.2%
1921 0.866 +1.4%
1922 0.873 +0.8%
1923 0.873 +0.0%
1924 0.873 +0.0%
1925 0.873 +0.0%
1926 0.873 +0.0%
1927 0.873 +0.0%
1928 0.873 +0.0%
1929 0.873 +0.0%
1930 0.867 -0.7%
1931 0.867 +0.0%
1932 0.869 +0.2%
1933 0.847 -2.5%
1934 0.644 -24.0%
1935 0.563 -12.6%
1936 0.561 -0.4%
1937 0.558 -0.5%
1938 0.635 +13.8%
1939 0.656 +3.3%
1940 0.03 -95.4%
1941 0.031 +3.3%
1942 0.031 +0.0%
1943 0.031 +0.0%
1944 0.031 +0.0%
1945 0.032 +3.2%
1946 0.032 +0.0%
1947 0.032 +0.0%
1948 0.031 -3.1%
1949 0.031 +0.0%
1950 0.03 -3.2%
1951 0.03 +0.0%
1952 0.03 +0.0%
1953 0.031 +3.3%
1954 0.053 +71.0%
1955 0.054 +1.9%
1956 0.057 +5.6%
1957 0.062 +8.8%
1958 0.062 +0.0%
1959 0.063 +1.6%
1960 0.062 -1.6%
1961 0.063 +1.6%
1962 0.063 +0.0%
1963 0.063 +0.0%
1964 0.063 +0.0%
1965 0.064 +1.6%
1966 0.064 +0.0%
1967 0.066 +3.1%
1968 0.065 -1.5%
1969 0.064 -1.5%
1970 0.064 +0.0%
1971 0.065 +1.6%
1972 0.065 +0.0%
1973 0.065 +0.0%
1974 0.066 +1.5%
1975 0.066 +0.0%
1976 0.065 -1.5%
1977 0.064 -1.5%
1978 0.064 +0.0%
1979 0.065 +1.6%
1980 0.078 +20.0%
1981 0.078 +0.0%
1982 0.078 +0.0%
1983 0.076 -2.6%
1984 0.076 +0.0%
1985 0.081 +6.6%
1986 0.107 +32.1%
1987 0.108 +0.9%
1988 0.115 +6.5%
1989 0.168 +46.1%
1990 0.853 +407.7%
1991 0.773 -9.4%
1992 0.693 -10.3%
1993 0.925 +33.5%
1994 0.924 -0.1%
1995 0.93 +0.6%
1996 0.937 +0.8%
1997 0.937 +0.0%
1998 0.937 +0.0%
1999 0.94 +0.3%
2000 0.941 +0.1%
2001 0.941 +0.0%
2002 0.943 +0.2%
2003 0.943 +0.0%
2004 0.943 +0.0%
2005 0.943 +0.0%
2006 0.944 +0.1%
2007 0.94 -0.4%
2008 0.94 +0.0%
2009 0.942 +0.2%
2010 0.955 +1.4%
2011 0.955 +0.0%
2012 0.952 -0.3%
2013 0.956 +0.4%
2014 0.956 +0.0%
2015 0.956 +0.0%
2016 0.956 +0.0%
2017 0.959 +0.3%
2018 0.962 +0.3%
2019 0.955 -0.7%
2020 0.947 -0.8%
2021 0.959 +1.3%
2022 0.966 +0.7%
2023 0.959 -0.7%
2024 0.962 +0.3%
2025 0.954 -0.8%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.954 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.954 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.053 0.053 0.053 1
1790s 0.0532 0.053 0.054 10
1800s 0.0558 0.054 0.056 10
1810s 0.056 0.056 0.056 10
1820s 0.0544 0.054 0.056 10
1830s 0.0564 0.054 0.059 10
1840s 0.0574 0.056 0.063 10
1850s 0.083 0.063 0.103 10
1860s 0.2468 0.102 0.358 10
1870s 0.3386 0.215 0.375 10
1880s 0.1577 0.148 0.215 10
1890s 0.167 0.154 0.178 10
1900s 0.1748 0.133 0.25 10
1910s 0.3262 0.215 0.741 10
1920s 0.8704 0.854 0.873 10
1930s 0.7067 0.558 0.869 10
1940s 0.0312 0.03 0.032 10
1950s 0.0472 0.03 0.063 10
1960s 0.0637 0.062 0.066 10
1970s 0.0649 0.064 0.066 10
1980s 0.0965 0.076 0.168 10
1990s 0.8849 0.693 0.94 10
2000s 0.942 0.94 0.944 10
2010s 0.9562 0.952 0.962 10
2020s 0.9578 0.947 0.966 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 5 Finland 0.965 compare
  2. 5 Norway 0.965 compare
  3. 7 Australia 0.955 compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 0.951 compare
  5. 10 Czechia 0.95 compare
  6. 11 Chile 0.946 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Estonia?
Liberal political institutions index in Estonia was 0.954 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 2022.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1940.
How does Estonia rank for liberal political institutions index?
Estonia ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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