What is political centralization index in Estonia?

Political centralization index in Estonia was 0.026 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 1940.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.022 in 2024.

How does Estonia rank for political centralization index?

Estonia ranks 170th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Estonia

Name: Political centralization index in Estonia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Political centralization index was 0.026 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.026

Change on year

up 18.2%

World rank

170th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.971

in 1940

All-time low

0.022

in 2024

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Estonia, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.026 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Estonia peaked at 0.971 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.022, in 2024.

Estonia ranks 170th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Political centralization index in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Estonia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.93	—
1790	0.93	+0.0%
1791	0.93	+0.0%
1792	0.93	+0.0%
1793	0.93	+0.0%
1794	0.93	+0.0%
1795	0.93	+0.0%
1796	0.93	+0.0%
1797	0.93	+0.0%
1798	0.93	+0.0%
1799	0.93	+0.0%
1800	0.93	+0.0%
1801	0.93	+0.0%
1802	0.93	+0.0%
1803	0.93	+0.0%
1804	0.93	+0.0%
1805	0.93	+0.0%
1806	0.93	+0.0%
1807	0.93	+0.0%
1808	0.93	+0.0%
1809	0.93	+0.0%
1810	0.93	+0.0%
1811	0.93	+0.0%
1812	0.93	+0.0%
1813	0.93	+0.0%
1814	0.93	+0.0%
1815	0.93	+0.0%
1816	0.93	+0.0%
1817	0.93	+0.0%
1818	0.93	+0.0%
1819	0.93	+0.0%
1820	0.93	+0.0%
1821	0.93	+0.0%
1822	0.93	+0.0%
1823	0.93	+0.0%
1824	0.93	+0.0%
1825	0.93	+0.0%
1826	0.93	+0.0%
1827	0.93	+0.0%
1828	0.93	+0.0%
1829	0.93	+0.0%
1830	0.93	+0.0%
1831	0.93	+0.0%
1832	0.93	+0.0%
1833	0.93	+0.0%
1834	0.93	+0.0%
1835	0.93	+0.0%
1836	0.93	+0.0%
1837	0.93	+0.0%
1838	0.93	+0.0%
1839	0.93	+0.0%
1840	0.93	+0.0%
1841	0.93	+0.0%
1842	0.93	+0.0%
1843	0.93	+0.0%
1844	0.93	+0.0%
1845	0.93	+0.0%
1846	0.93	+0.0%
1847	0.93	+0.0%
1848	0.93	+0.0%
1849	0.93	+0.0%
1850	0.93	+0.0%
1851	0.93	+0.0%
1852	0.93	+0.0%
1853	0.93	+0.0%
1854	0.93	+0.0%
1855	0.881	-5.3%
1856	0.881	+0.0%
1857	0.881	+0.0%
1858	0.881	+0.0%
1859	0.881	+0.0%
1860	0.881	+0.0%
1861	0.881	+0.0%
1862	0.881	+0.0%
1863	0.881	+0.0%
1864	0.597	-32.2%
1865	0.508	-14.9%
1866	0.373	-26.6%
1867	0.373	+0.0%
1868	0.373	+0.0%
1869	0.373	+0.0%
1870	0.373	+0.0%
1871	0.373	+0.0%
1872	0.373	+0.0%
1873	0.373	+0.0%
1874	0.373	+0.0%
1875	0.373	+0.0%
1876	0.373	+0.0%
1877	0.373	+0.0%
1878	0.77	+106.4%
1879	0.77	+0.0%
1880	0.77	+0.0%
1881	0.876	+13.8%
1882	0.876	+0.0%
1883	0.876	+0.0%
1884	0.876	+0.0%
1885	0.852	-2.7%
1886	0.852	+0.0%
1887	0.852	+0.0%
1888	0.852	+0.0%
1889	0.852	+0.0%
1890	0.852	+0.0%
1891	0.852	+0.0%
1892	0.852	+0.0%
1893	0.852	+0.0%
1894	0.852	+0.0%
1895	0.852	+0.0%
1896	0.852	+0.0%
1897	0.852	+0.0%
1898	0.852	+0.0%
1899	0.852	+0.0%
1900	0.892	+4.7%
1901	0.892	+0.0%
1902	0.892	+0.0%
1903	0.892	+0.0%
1904	0.892	+0.0%
1905	0.892	+0.0%
1906	0.884	-0.9%
1907	0.818	-7.5%
1908	0.807	-1.3%
1909	0.798	-1.1%
1910	0.805	+0.9%
1911	0.805	+0.0%
1912	0.805	+0.0%
1913	0.805	+0.0%
1914	0.807	+0.2%
1915	0.809	+0.2%
1916	0.814	+0.6%
1917	0.802	-1.5%
1918	0.161	-79.9%
1919	0.161	+0.0%
1920	0.085	-47.2%
1921	0.073	-14.1%
1922	0.074	+1.4%
1923	0.074	+0.0%
1924	0.074	+0.0%
1925	0.074	+0.0%
1926	0.074	+0.0%
1927	0.074	+0.0%
1928	0.074	+0.0%
1929	0.074	+0.0%
1930	0.074	+0.0%
1931	0.074	+0.0%
1932	0.074	+0.0%
1933	0.125	+68.9%
1934	0.252	+101.6%
1935	0.369	+46.4%
1936	0.365	-1.1%
1937	0.356	-2.5%
1938	0.308	-13.5%
1939	0.222	-27.9%
1940	0.971	+337.4%
1941	0.971	+0.0%
1942	0.971	+0.0%
1943	0.971	+0.0%
1944	0.971	+0.0%
1945	0.971	+0.0%
1946	0.971	+0.0%
1947	0.971	+0.0%
1948	0.971	+0.0%
1949	0.971	+0.0%
1950	0.971	+0.0%
1951	0.971	+0.0%
1952	0.971	+0.0%
1953	0.971	+0.0%
1954	0.964	-0.7%
1955	0.964	+0.0%
1956	0.964	+0.0%
1957	0.964	+0.0%
1958	0.964	+0.0%
1959	0.964	+0.0%
1960	0.964	+0.0%
1961	0.964	+0.0%
1962	0.964	+0.0%
1963	0.964	+0.0%
1964	0.964	+0.0%
1965	0.964	+0.0%
1966	0.964	+0.0%
1967	0.964	+0.0%
1968	0.964	+0.0%
1969	0.964	+0.0%
1970	0.964	+0.0%
1971	0.964	+0.0%
1972	0.964	+0.0%
1973	0.964	+0.0%
1974	0.964	+0.0%
1975	0.964	+0.0%
1976	0.964	+0.0%
1977	0.964	+0.0%
1978	0.964	+0.0%
1979	0.964	+0.0%
1980	0.963	-0.1%
1981	0.963	+0.0%
1982	0.963	+0.0%
1983	0.963	+0.0%
1984	0.963	+0.0%
1985	0.963	+0.0%
1986	0.96	-0.3%
1987	0.943	-1.8%
1988	0.942	-0.1%
1989	0.922	-2.1%
1990	0.07	-92.4%
1991	0.07	+0.0%
1992	0.094	+34.3%
1993	0.036	-61.7%
1994	0.035	-2.8%
1995	0.035	+0.0%
1996	0.036	+2.9%
1997	0.036	+0.0%
1998	0.036	+0.0%
1999	0.036	+0.0%
2000	0.035	-2.8%
2001	0.035	+0.0%
2002	0.035	+0.0%
2003	0.035	+0.0%
2004	0.035	+0.0%
2005	0.035	+0.0%
2006	0.035	+0.0%
2007	0.035	+0.0%
2008	0.035	+0.0%
2009	0.035	+0.0%
2010	0.03	-14.3%
2011	0.03	+0.0%
2012	0.029	-3.3%
2013	0.033	+13.8%
2014	0.033	+0.0%
2015	0.033	+0.0%
2016	0.029	-12.1%
2017	0.029	+0.0%
2018	0.028	-3.4%
2019	0.032	+14.3%
2020	0.038	+18.7%
2021	0.024	-36.8%
2022	0.023	-4.2%
2023	0.025	+8.7%
2024	0.022	-12.0%
2025	0.026	+18.2%

Estonia compared with similar countries

Estonia's 0.026 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Estonia's 0.026 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.93	0.93	0.93	1
1790s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1800s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1810s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1820s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1830s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1840s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1850s	0.9055	0.881	0.93	10
1860s	0.6121	0.373	0.881	10
1870s	0.4524	0.373	0.77	10
1880s	0.8534	0.77	0.876	10
1890s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
1900s	0.8659	0.798	0.892	10
1910s	0.6774	0.161	0.814	10
1920s	0.075	0.073	0.085	10
1930s	0.2219	0.074	0.369	10
1940s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
1950s	0.9668	0.964	0.971	10
1960s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1970s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1980s	0.9545	0.922	0.963	10
1990s	0.0484	0.035	0.094	10
2000s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
2010s	0.0306	0.028	0.033	10
2020s	0.0263	0.022	0.038	6

Countries ranked near Estonia

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168 Germany 0.03 compare
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172 Sweden 0.023 compare
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Estonia?: Political centralization index in Estonia was 0.026 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 1940.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.022 in 2024.
How does Estonia rank for political centralization index?: Estonia ranks 170th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026