What is women's civil society participation index in Estonia?

Women's civil society participation index in Estonia was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2018.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.

How does Estonia rank for women's civil society participation index?

Estonia ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Estonia

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Estonia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.893 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.893

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

15th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2018

All-time low

0.241

in 1826

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Estonia is 0.893, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Estonia peaked at 0.918 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1826.

That places Estonia 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Estonia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.306	—
1790	0.261	-14.7%
1791	0.261	+0.0%
1792	0.261	+0.0%
1793	0.261	+0.0%
1794	0.261	+0.0%
1795	0.261	+0.0%
1796	0.261	+0.0%
1797	0.261	+0.0%
1798	0.261	+0.0%
1799	0.261	+0.0%
1800	0.261	+0.0%
1801	0.261	+0.0%
1802	0.261	+0.0%
1803	0.261	+0.0%
1804	0.261	+0.0%
1805	0.261	+0.0%
1806	0.261	+0.0%
1807	0.261	+0.0%
1808	0.261	+0.0%
1809	0.261	+0.0%
1810	0.261	+0.0%
1811	0.261	+0.0%
1812	0.261	+0.0%
1813	0.261	+0.0%
1814	0.261	+0.0%
1815	0.261	+0.0%
1816	0.261	+0.0%
1817	0.261	+0.0%
1818	0.261	+0.0%
1819	0.261	+0.0%
1820	0.261	+0.0%
1821	0.261	+0.0%
1822	0.261	+0.0%
1823	0.261	+0.0%
1824	0.261	+0.0%
1825	0.261	+0.0%
1826	0.241	-7.7%
1827	0.241	+0.0%
1828	0.241	+0.0%
1829	0.241	+0.0%
1830	0.241	+0.0%
1831	0.241	+0.0%
1832	0.241	+0.0%
1833	0.241	+0.0%
1834	0.241	+0.0%
1835	0.241	+0.0%
1836	0.241	+0.0%
1837	0.241	+0.0%
1838	0.241	+0.0%
1839	0.241	+0.0%
1840	0.241	+0.0%
1841	0.241	+0.0%
1842	0.241	+0.0%
1843	0.241	+0.0%
1844	0.241	+0.0%
1845	0.241	+0.0%
1846	0.241	+0.0%
1847	0.241	+0.0%
1848	0.241	+0.0%
1849	0.241	+0.0%
1850	0.241	+0.0%
1851	0.241	+0.0%
1852	0.241	+0.0%
1853	0.241	+0.0%
1854	0.241	+0.0%
1855	0.304	+26.1%
1856	0.304	+0.0%
1857	0.304	+0.0%
1858	0.304	+0.0%
1859	0.304	+0.0%
1860	0.304	+0.0%
1861	0.304	+0.0%
1862	0.304	+0.0%
1863	0.304	+0.0%
1864	0.304	+0.0%
1865	0.304	+0.0%
1866	0.304	+0.0%
1867	0.304	+0.0%
1868	0.304	+0.0%
1869	0.304	+0.0%
1870	0.304	+0.0%
1871	0.304	+0.0%
1872	0.304	+0.0%
1873	0.304	+0.0%
1874	0.304	+0.0%
1875	0.304	+0.0%
1876	0.304	+0.0%
1877	0.304	+0.0%
1878	0.304	+0.0%
1879	0.304	+0.0%
1880	0.304	+0.0%
1881	0.307	+1.0%
1882	0.307	+0.0%
1883	0.307	+0.0%
1884	0.307	+0.0%
1885	0.307	+0.0%
1886	0.307	+0.0%
1887	0.307	+0.0%
1888	0.307	+0.0%
1889	0.307	+0.0%
1890	0.307	+0.0%
1891	0.307	+0.0%
1892	0.307	+0.0%
1893	0.307	+0.0%
1894	0.307	+0.0%
1895	0.307	+0.0%
1896	0.307	+0.0%
1897	0.307	+0.0%
1898	0.307	+0.0%
1899	0.307	+0.0%
1900	0.265	-13.7%
1901	0.276	+4.2%
1902	0.276	+0.0%
1903	0.276	+0.0%
1904	0.276	+0.0%
1905	0.283	+2.5%
1906	0.288	+1.8%
1907	0.288	+0.0%
1908	0.288	+0.0%
1909	0.288	+0.0%
1910	0.288	+0.0%
1911	0.288	+0.0%
1912	0.288	+0.0%
1913	0.288	+0.0%
1914	0.288	+0.0%
1915	0.277	-3.8%
1916	0.277	+0.0%
1917	0.323	+16.6%
1918	0.715	+121.4%
1919	0.715	+0.0%
1920	0.746	+4.3%
1921	0.746	+0.0%
1922	0.746	+0.0%
1923	0.746	+0.0%
1924	0.746	+0.0%
1925	0.746	+0.0%
1926	0.756	+1.3%
1927	0.756	+0.0%
1928	0.756	+0.0%
1929	0.756	+0.0%
1930	0.717	-5.2%
1931	0.76	+6.0%
1932	0.76	+0.0%
1933	0.739	-2.8%
1934	0.679	-8.1%
1935	0.679	+0.0%
1936	0.679	+0.0%
1937	0.679	+0.0%
1938	0.679	+0.0%
1939	0.679	+0.0%
1940	0.316	-53.5%
1941	0.316	+0.0%
1942	0.331	+4.7%
1943	0.331	+0.0%
1944	0.331	+0.0%
1945	0.331	+0.0%
1946	0.352	+6.3%
1947	0.352	+0.0%
1948	0.328	-6.8%
1949	0.328	+0.0%
1950	0.328	+0.0%
1951	0.328	+0.0%
1952	0.328	+0.0%
1953	0.347	+5.8%
1954	0.404	+16.4%
1955	0.415	+2.7%
1956	0.423	+1.9%
1957	0.43	+1.7%
1958	0.43	+0.0%
1959	0.43	+0.0%
1960	0.448	+4.2%
1961	0.448	+0.0%
1962	0.448	+0.0%
1963	0.448	+0.0%
1964	0.448	+0.0%
1965	0.456	+1.8%
1966	0.456	+0.0%
1967	0.456	+0.0%
1968	0.456	+0.0%
1969	0.453	-0.7%
1970	0.453	+0.0%
1971	0.444	-2.0%
1972	0.438	-1.4%
1973	0.443	+1.1%
1974	0.454	+2.5%
1975	0.447	-1.5%
1976	0.453	+1.3%
1977	0.43	-5.1%
1978	0.43	+0.0%
1979	0.43	+0.0%
1980	0.43	+0.0%
1981	0.43	+0.0%
1982	0.43	+0.0%
1983	0.43	+0.0%
1984	0.43	+0.0%
1985	0.46	+7.0%
1986	0.553	+20.2%
1987	0.552	-0.2%
1988	0.546	-1.1%
1989	0.565	+3.5%
1990	0.878	+55.4%
1991	0.878	+0.0%
1992	0.878	+0.0%
1993	0.878	+0.0%
1994	0.878	+0.0%
1995	0.878	+0.0%
1996	0.881	+0.3%
1997	0.881	+0.0%
1998	0.881	+0.0%
1999	0.881	+0.0%
2000	0.889	+0.9%
2001	0.89	+0.1%
2002	0.89	+0.0%
2003	0.89	+0.0%
2004	0.89	+0.0%
2005	0.89	+0.0%
2006	0.89	+0.0%
2007	0.893	+0.3%
2008	0.892	-0.1%
2009	0.902	+1.1%
2010	0.903	+0.1%
2011	0.899	-0.4%
2012	0.904	+0.6%
2013	0.901	-0.3%
2014	0.909	+0.9%
2015	0.904	-0.6%
2016	0.915	+1.2%
2017	0.912	-0.3%
2018	0.918	+0.7%
2019	0.916	-0.2%
2020	0.917	+0.1%
2021	0.912	-0.5%
2022	0.899	-1.4%
2023	0.899	+0.0%
2024	0.896	-0.3%
2025	0.893	-0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.306	0.306	0.306	1
1790s	0.261	0.261	0.261	10
1800s	0.261	0.261	0.261	10
1810s	0.261	0.261	0.261	10
1820s	0.253	0.241	0.261	10
1830s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1840s	0.241	0.241	0.241	10
1850s	0.2725	0.241	0.304	10
1860s	0.304	0.304	0.304	10
1870s	0.304	0.304	0.304	10
1880s	0.3067	0.304	0.307	10
1890s	0.307	0.307	0.307	10
1900s	0.2804	0.265	0.288	10
1910s	0.3747	0.277	0.715	10
1920s	0.75	0.746	0.756	10
1930s	0.705	0.679	0.76	10
1940s	0.3316	0.316	0.352	10
1950s	0.3863	0.328	0.43	10
1960s	0.4517	0.448	0.456	10
1970s	0.4422	0.43	0.454	10
1980s	0.4826	0.43	0.565	10
1990s	0.8792	0.878	0.881	10
2000s	0.8916	0.889	0.902	10
2010s	0.9081	0.899	0.918	10
2020s	0.9027	0.893	0.917	6

Countries ranked near Estonia

12 Romania 0.9 compare
13 Czechia 0.899 compare
13 Seychelles 0.899 compare
16 Belgium 0.892 compare
16 Lithuania 0.892 compare
18 Ireland 0.888 compare

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More gender data for Estonia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,767 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,058 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Estonia?: Women's civil society participation index in Estonia was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2018.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.
How does Estonia rank for women's civil society participation index?: Estonia ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.