Bahamas vs Estonia: Democracy
Bahamas
7
in 2025
Estonia
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Estonia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 4.67 | 2.67 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 5 | 1 | 4 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.6 | 0.4 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Estonia?
- Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Estonia?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Estonia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Estonia rank globally for democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).