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Private Civil Liberties Index in Estonia

Estonia: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.953 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.953
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.953
in 2021
All-time low
0.004
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

In 2025, private civil liberties index in Estonia stood at 0.953. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Estonia peaked at 0.953 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.004, in 1940.

Estonia ranks 2nd 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.

Private Civil Liberties Index in Estonia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.021 —
1790 0.021 +0.0%
1791 0.021 +0.0%
1792 0.021 +0.0%
1793 0.021 +0.0%
1794 0.021 +0.0%
1795 0.021 +0.0%
1796 0.021 +0.0%
1797 0.021 +0.0%
1798 0.021 +0.0%
1799 0.021 +0.0%
1800 0.021 +0.0%
1801 0.026 +23.8%
1802 0.026 +0.0%
1803 0.026 +0.0%
1804 0.026 +0.0%
1805 0.026 +0.0%
1806 0.026 +0.0%
1807 0.026 +0.0%
1808 0.026 +0.0%
1809 0.026 +0.0%
1810 0.026 +0.0%
1811 0.026 +0.0%
1812 0.026 +0.0%
1813 0.026 +0.0%
1814 0.026 +0.0%
1815 0.026 +0.0%
1816 0.026 +0.0%
1817 0.026 +0.0%
1818 0.026 +0.0%
1819 0.026 +0.0%
1820 0.026 +0.0%
1821 0.026 +0.0%
1822 0.026 +0.0%
1823 0.026 +0.0%
1824 0.026 +0.0%
1825 0.026 +0.0%
1826 0.017 -34.6%
1827 0.017 +0.0%
1828 0.017 +0.0%
1829 0.017 +0.0%
1830 0.017 +0.0%
1831 0.017 +0.0%
1832 0.017 +0.0%
1833 0.017 +0.0%
1834 0.017 +0.0%
1835 0.017 +0.0%
1836 0.017 +0.0%
1837 0.017 +0.0%
1838 0.017 +0.0%
1839 0.017 +0.0%
1840 0.017 +0.0%
1841 0.017 +0.0%
1842 0.017 +0.0%
1843 0.017 +0.0%
1844 0.017 +0.0%
1845 0.017 +0.0%
1846 0.017 +0.0%
1847 0.017 +0.0%
1848 0.027 +58.8%
1849 0.027 +0.0%
1850 0.027 +0.0%
1851 0.027 +0.0%
1852 0.027 +0.0%
1853 0.027 +0.0%
1854 0.027 +0.0%
1855 0.047 +74.1%
1856 0.047 +0.0%
1857 0.047 +0.0%
1858 0.047 +0.0%
1859 0.047 +0.0%
1860 0.042 -10.6%
1861 0.081 +92.9%
1862 0.081 +0.0%
1863 0.081 +0.0%
1864 0.081 +0.0%
1865 0.081 +0.0%
1866 0.081 +0.0%
1867 0.081 +0.0%
1868 0.081 +0.0%
1869 0.081 +0.0%
1870 0.081 +0.0%
1871 0.081 +0.0%
1872 0.081 +0.0%
1873 0.081 +0.0%
1874 0.081 +0.0%
1875 0.081 +0.0%
1876 0.081 +0.0%
1877 0.081 +0.0%
1878 0.081 +0.0%
1879 0.081 +0.0%
1880 0.081 +0.0%
1881 0.081 +0.0%
1882 0.081 +0.0%
1883 0.083 +2.5%
1884 0.083 +0.0%
1885 0.083 +0.0%
1886 0.083 +0.0%
1887 0.083 +0.0%
1888 0.083 +0.0%
1889 0.083 +0.0%
1890 0.083 +0.0%
1891 0.083 +0.0%
1892 0.083 +0.0%
1893 0.083 +0.0%
1894 0.216 +160.2%
1895 0.216 +0.0%
1896 0.216 +0.0%
1897 0.216 +0.0%
1898 0.216 +0.0%
1899 0.216 +0.0%
1900 0.216 +0.0%
1901 0.216 +0.0%
1902 0.216 +0.0%
1903 0.216 +0.0%
1904 0.216 +0.0%
1905 0.223 +3.2%
1906 0.25 +12.1%
1907 0.267 +6.8%
1908 0.254 -4.9%
1909 0.254 +0.0%
1910 0.25 -1.6%
1911 0.269 +7.6%
1912 0.269 +0.0%
1913 0.269 +0.0%
1914 0.243 -9.7%
1915 0.216 -11.1%
1916 0.216 +0.0%
1917 0.217 +0.5%
1918 0.889 +309.7%
1919 0.889 +0.0%
1920 0.901 +1.3%
1921 0.912 +1.2%
1922 0.912 +0.0%
1923 0.912 +0.0%
1924 0.912 +0.0%
1925 0.912 +0.0%
1926 0.912 +0.0%
1927 0.912 +0.0%
1928 0.912 +0.0%
1929 0.912 +0.0%
1930 0.912 +0.0%
1931 0.912 +0.0%
1932 0.912 +0.0%
1933 0.912 +0.0%
1934 0.87 -4.6%
1935 0.87 +0.0%
1936 0.87 +0.0%
1937 0.87 +0.0%
1938 0.866 -0.5%
1939 0.847 -2.2%
1940 0.004 -99.5%
1941 0.005 +25.0%
1942 0.006 +20.0%
1943 0.006 +0.0%
1944 0.006 +0.0%
1945 0.008 +33.3%
1946 0.008 +0.0%
1947 0.009 +12.5%
1948 0.008 -11.1%
1949 0.006 -25.0%
1950 0.007 +16.7%
1951 0.007 +0.0%
1952 0.007 +0.0%
1953 0.008 +14.3%
1954 0.031 +287.5%
1955 0.032 +3.2%
1956 0.041 +28.1%
1957 0.046 +12.2%
1958 0.046 +0.0%
1959 0.048 +4.3%
1960 0.042 -12.5%
1961 0.045 +7.1%
1962 0.044 -2.2%
1963 0.044 +0.0%
1964 0.044 +0.0%
1965 0.047 +6.8%
1966 0.047 +0.0%
1967 0.048 +2.1%
1968 0.048 +0.0%
1969 0.048 +0.0%
1970 0.051 +6.2%
1971 0.049 -3.9%
1972 0.049 +0.0%
1973 0.049 +0.0%
1974 0.049 +0.0%
1975 0.049 +0.0%
1976 0.054 +10.2%
1977 0.054 +0.0%
1978 0.054 +0.0%
1979 0.054 +0.0%
1980 0.057 +5.6%
1981 0.057 +0.0%
1982 0.057 +0.0%
1983 0.053 -7.0%
1984 0.053 +0.0%
1985 0.057 +7.5%
1986 0.107 +87.7%
1987 0.112 +4.7%
1988 0.127 +13.4%
1989 0.136 +7.1%
1990 0.759 +458.1%
1991 0.854 +12.5%
1992 0.863 +1.1%
1993 0.863 +0.0%
1994 0.863 +0.0%
1995 0.91 +5.4%
1996 0.915 +0.5%
1997 0.915 +0.0%
1998 0.915 +0.0%
1999 0.915 +0.0%
2000 0.922 +0.8%
2001 0.922 +0.0%
2002 0.946 +2.6%
2003 0.946 +0.0%
2004 0.946 +0.0%
2005 0.946 +0.0%
2006 0.946 +0.0%
2007 0.946 +0.0%
2008 0.946 +0.0%
2009 0.946 +0.0%
2010 0.95 +0.4%
2011 0.95 +0.0%
2012 0.95 +0.0%
2013 0.95 +0.0%
2014 0.95 +0.0%
2015 0.95 +0.0%
2016 0.95 +0.0%
2017 0.951 +0.1%
2018 0.951 +0.0%
2019 0.943 -0.8%
2020 0.943 +0.0%
2021 0.953 +1.1%
2022 0.953 +0.0%
2023 0.953 +0.0%
2024 0.953 +0.0%
2025 0.953 +0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.953 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.894, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.953 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.021 0.021 0.021 1
1790s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1800s 0.0255 0.021 0.026 10
1810s 0.026 0.026 0.026 10
1820s 0.0224 0.017 0.026 10
1830s 0.017 0.017 0.017 10
1840s 0.019 0.017 0.027 10
1850s 0.037 0.027 0.047 10
1860s 0.0771 0.042 0.081 10
1870s 0.081 0.081 0.081 10
1880s 0.0824 0.081 0.083 10
1890s 0.1628 0.083 0.216 10
1900s 0.2328 0.216 0.267 10
1910s 0.3727 0.216 0.889 10
1920s 0.9109 0.901 0.912 10
1930s 0.8841 0.847 0.912 10
1940s 0.0066 0.004 0.009 10
1950s 0.0273 0.007 0.048 10
1960s 0.0457 0.042 0.048 10
1970s 0.0512 0.049 0.054 10
1980s 0.0816 0.053 0.136 10
1990s 0.8772 0.759 0.915 10
2000s 0.9412 0.922 0.946 10
2010s 0.9495 0.943 0.951 10
2020s 0.9513 0.943 0.953 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Germany 0.955 compare
  2. 3 Iceland 0.944 compare
  3. 4 New Zealand 0.941 compare
  4. 4 Sweden 0.941 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Estonia?
Private civil liberties index in Estonia was 0.953 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2021.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.004 in 1940.
How does Estonia rank for private civil liberties index?
Estonia ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.