List of honours of Estonia awarded to heads of state and royalty

This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Estonia, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.

Presidents of Estonia

 * President Alar Karis:
 * Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (11 October 2021)
 * Fourth Class of the Order of the White Star (23 February 2007)
 * Arnold Rüütel, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2008)
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (8 October 2001)
 * Ingrid Rüütel, his wife:
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (23 February 2008)
 * Third Class of the Order of the Estonian Red Cross (24 March 1997)
 * Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2008)
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 January 2006)
 * Third Class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (23 February 2004)
 * Kersti Kaljulaid, former President: Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (10 October 2016)
 * Helle Meri, widow of Lennart Meri: First Class of the Order of the Estonian Red Cross (23 February 2004)

Belgian royal family

 * Albert II of Belgium, former King: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 June 2008)
 * Queen Paola of Belgium: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 June 2008)

Danish royal family

 * King Frederik X of Denmark: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 November 1995)
 * Queen Margrethe II of Denmark: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 November 1995)

Luxembourgish grand-ducal family

 * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 May 2003)

Dutch royal family

 * King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 June 2018)
 * Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 June 2018)
 * Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, former Queen: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (14 May 2008)

Norwegian royal family

 * King Harald V of Norway:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 August 1998)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (2 September 2014)
 * Queen Sonja of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 August 1998)
 * Prince Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2002)
 * Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2002)

Spanish royal family

 * King Felipe VI of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
 * Queen Letizia of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
 * Juan Carlos I, former King: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)
 * Queen Sofía of Spain: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2007)

Swedish royal family

 * King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (18 January 2011)
 * Queen Silvia of Sweden:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (12 January 2011)
 * Princess Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 September 1995)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (12 January 2011)
 * Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 January 2011)
 * Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 January 2011)

Japanese imperial family

 * Akihito, Emperor Emeritus: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2007)

Austria

 * President Alexander Van der Bellen: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (26 May 2021)
 * Doris Schmidauer, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (26 May 2021)

Bulgaria

 * Georgi Parvanov, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 June 2003)
 * Zorka Parvanova, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (11 June 2003)

Finland

 * President Alexander Stubb:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 May 2024)
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
 * Suzanne Innes-Stubb, his wife:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 May 2024)
 * Tarja Halonen, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 2000)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (14 March 2007)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (16 May 1995)
 * Pentti Arajärvi, her husband:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 2000)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (14 March 2007)
 * Sauli Niinistö, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
 * Jenni Haukio, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (13 May 2014)
 * Tellervo Koivisto, widow of Mauno Koivisto: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (20 November 2001)
 * Eeva Ahtisaari, widow of Martti Ahtisaari: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 1995)

Georgia

 * Mikheil Saakashvili, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 May 2007)

Germany

 * Joachim Gauck, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2013)
 * Daniela Schadt, his partner: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (9 July 2013)
 * Christina Rau, widow of Johannes Rau: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 November 2000)

Iceland

 * Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (8 June 1998)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (4 May 2004)

Ireland

 * Mary McAleese, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2001)
 * Martin McAleese, her husband: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 May 2001)

Italy

 * President Sergio Mattarella: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 July 2018)
 * Laura Mattarella, his daughter: First Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 July 2018)

Kazakhstan

 * Nursultan Nazarbayev, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (20 April 2011)

Latvia

 * Guntis Ulmanis, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 October 1986)
 * Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 May 2000)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (7 December 2005)
 * Imants Freibergs, her husband:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 May 2000)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (7 December 2005)
 * Valdis Zatlers, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 April 2009)
 * Lilita Zatlere, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (7 April 2009)
 * Andris Bērziņš, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 June 2012)
 * Dace Seisuma, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (5 June 2012)
 * Raimonds Vējonis, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2019)
 * Iveta Vējone, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 April 2019)
 * Egils Levits, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 April 2023)
 * Andra Levite, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (19 April 2023)

Lithuania

 * Valdas Adamkus, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (4 October 1999)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (4 October 2004)
 * Dalia Grybauskaite, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (27 May 2013)

Malta

 * George Abela, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 May 2012)
 * Margaret Abela, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (31 May 2012)

Mexico

 * Ernesto Zedillo, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (27 October 1995)

Poland

 * Lech Wałęsa, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 February 2006)
 * Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President:
 * Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (28 April 1998)
 * Collar of the Order of the White Star (18 March 2002)
 * Jolanta Kwaśniewska, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 March 2002)
 * Bronisław Komorowski, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (18 March 2014)

Portugal

 * President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (15 April 2019)
 * Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (24 September 2008)
 * Maria José Ritta, widow of Jorge Sampaio:
 * First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 May 2003)
 * First Class of the Order of the White Star (28 November 2005)

Romania

 * President Klaus Iohannis: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 June 2021)
 * Ion Iliescu, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 October 2003)
 * Traian Băsescu, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 April 2011)
 * Maria Băsescu, his wife: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 April 2011)

Slovakia

 * Ivan Gašparovič, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (12 October 2005)
 * Andrej Kiska, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (19 October 2015)

Slovenia

 * Milan Kučan, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (16 May 1997)
 * Borut Pahor, former President: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 September 2019)

United States

 * President Joe Biden: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (30 August 2013)
 * Bill Clinton, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (6 February 2006)
 * Hillary Clinton, his wife and former Secretary of State: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (6 February 2013)
 * George W. Bush, former President: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (10 May 2017)