Estonia vs Russia

Estonia vs Russia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Estonia and 0.17 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Estonia, by 0.72 of 1, or 5.22 times that in Russia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Estonia vs Russia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Estonia and 0.17 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Estonia, by 0.72 of 1, or 5.22 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Estonia has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Russia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEstoniaRussiaWorld
20250.890.170.48
20240.890.170.49
20230.890.190.49
20220.90.210.5
20210.90.250.5
20200.90.260.51
20190.90.260.52
20180.910.260.52
20170.910.260.52
20160.910.260.52
20150.890.270.52
20140.890.260.52
20130.880.280.52
20120.880.280.53
20110.880.30.53
20100.880.310.52
20090.870.310.52
20080.870.30.52
20070.870.320.52
20060.870.320.52
20050.870.320.52
20040.870.320.51
20030.870.340.51
20020.870.350.5
20010.870.370.49
20000.870.40.49
19990.870.460.49
19980.870.460.49
19970.870.460.49
19960.870.460.48
19950.870.480.47
19940.870.480.47
19930.880.480.46
19920.450.50.44
19910.610.260.42
19900.80.230.41
19890.180.180.36
19880.150.150.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.120.120.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.110.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.110.110.31
19780.110.110.3
19770.110.110.3
19760.110.110.29
19750.110.110.29
19740.110.110.29
19730.110.110.29
19720.110.110.29
19710.110.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.10.10.29
19610.110.110.29
19600.110.110.28
19590.110.110.27
19580.110.110.27
19570.110.110.27
19560.110.110.26
19550.110.110.25
19540.110.110.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.10.10.24
19510.10.10.24
19500.10.10.23
19490.10.10.22
19480.10.10.22
19470.10.10.21
19460.10.10.19
19450.090.090.16
19440.090.090.14
19430.090.090.14
19420.090.090.14
19410.090.090.15
19400.10.10.15
19390.280.10.17
19380.240.10.17
19370.130.120.17
19360.130.110.17
19350.130.110.17
19340.350.110.18
19330.610.110.18
19320.680.110.19
19310.70.110.18
19300.70.110.18
19290.70.110.19
19280.710.110.19
19270.710.110.19
19260.70.110.19
19250.660.110.19
19240.670.110.19
19230.680.110.19
19220.680.110.19
19210.690.110.19
19200.620.110.18
19190.490.110.16
19180.240.130.15
19170.10.10.15
19160.110.110.15
19150.110.110.15
19140.110.110.15
19130.110.110.15
19120.110.110.15
19110.110.110.15
19100.110.110.15
19090.110.110.15
19080.110.110.15
19070.110.110.15
19060.110.110.15
19050.070.070.15
19040.050.050.14
19030.050.050.14
19020.050.050.15
19010.050.050.14
19000.050.050.14
18990.030.030.22
18980.030.030.22
18970.040.040.22
18960.040.040.22
18950.040.040.22
18940.040.040.21
18930.040.040.21
18920.040.040.21
18910.040.040.2
18900.040.040.2
18890.040.040.2
18880.040.040.2
18870.040.040.2
18860.040.040.19
18850.040.040.19
18840.040.040.2
18830.040.040.19
18820.040.040.19
18810.030.030.19
18800.030.030.19
18790.030.030.19
18780.030.030.18
18770.030.030.18
18760.030.030.19
18750.030.030.18
18740.030.030.18
18730.030.030.18
18720.040.040.18
18710.040.040.18
18700.040.040.18
18690.040.040.17
18680.040.040.17
18670.040.040.17
18660.040.040.16
18650.040.040.16
18640.030.030.16
18630.030.030.16
18620.030.030.16
18610.030.030.15
18600.030.030.15
18590.030.030.14
18580.030.030.14
18570.030.030.14
18560.030.030.13
18550.030.030.13
18540.020.020.13
18530.020.020.13
18520.020.020.13
18510.020.020.13
18500.020.020.13
18490.020.020.15
18480.020.020.13
18470.020.020.11
18460.020.020.11
18450.020.020.11
18440.020.020.11
18430.020.020.1
18420.020.020.1
18410.020.020.1
18400.020.020.1
18390.020.020.1
18380.020.020.09
18370.020.020.09
18360.020.020.1
18350.020.020.09
18340.020.020.09
18330.020.020.09
18320.020.020.09
18310.020.020.09
18300.020.020.09
18290.020.020.08
18280.020.020.08
18270.020.020.09
18260.020.020.08
18250.020.020.08
18240.020.020.08
18230.020.020.08
18220.020.020.08
18210.020.020.07
18200.020.020.07
18190.020.020.06
18180.020.020.06
18170.020.020.06
18160.020.020.06
18150.020.020.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.020.020.05
18120.020.020.06
18110.020.020.06
18100.020.020.06
18090.020.020.05
18080.020.020.05
18070.020.020.05
18060.020.020.05
18050.020.020.05
18040.020.020.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.030.030.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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