Which has higher age of democracy, Denmark or Finland?

Finland, at 75 years against 74 years in Denmark as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?

88 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Finland: Age of democracy

Denmark

74 years

in 2018

Finland

75 years

in 2018

Denmark rank

11th

Finland rank

9th

Age of democracy over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 75 years against 74 years in Denmark, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 88 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Finland ranks 9th of 110 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	8 years	2 years	6 years	Denmark
1920s	14.5 years	8.5 years	6 years	Denmark
1930s	20 years	14 years	6 years	Denmark
1940s	3 years	4 years	1 years	Finland
1950s	10.5 years	11.5 years	1 years	Finland
1960s	20.5 years	21.5 years	1 years	Finland
1970s	30.5 years	31.5 years	1 years	Finland
1980s	40.5 years	41.5 years	1 years	Finland
1990s	50.5 years	51.5 years	1 years	Finland
2000s	60.5 years	61.5 years	1 years	Finland
2010s	70 years	71 years	1 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of democracy, Denmark or Finland?: Finland, at 75 years against 74 years in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in age of democracy between Denmark and Finland?: 1 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 88 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for age of democracy?: Denmark ranks 11th and Finland ranks 9th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Age of democracy
Unit: years
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,915 data points, 1801–2019
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of consecutive years in a democracy.