Estonia vs United States: Democracy
Estonia
7
in 2025
United States
7
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 7 against 7 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was United States ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4.67 | 4 | 0.6667 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 6 | 4 | 2 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 3 | 4 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 4 | 3 | United States |
| 1950s | 1 | 4 | 3 | United States |
| 1960s | 1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 1 | 7 | 6 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | United States |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 7 | 0.4 | United States |
| 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, Estonia or United States?
- Estonia, at 7 against 7 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and United States?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and United States 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).