Finland vs South Korea: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Finland
0.762
in 2025
South Korea
0.751
in 2025
Finland rank
14th
South Korea rank
16th

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Finland
  • South Korea
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.762 against 0.751 in South Korea, a difference of 0.011.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 175 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1261 0.0146 0.1115 Finland
1910s 0.2127 0.0137 0.199 Finland
1920s 0.5081 0.015 0.4931 Finland
1930s 0.3945 0.015 0.3795 Finland
1940s 0.3962 0.0225 0.3737 Finland
1950s 0.6703 0.0526 0.6177 Finland
1960s 0.6501 0.0732 0.5769 Finland
1970s 0.6539 0.0429 0.611 Finland
1980s 0.7723 0.1674 0.6049 Finland
1990s 0.8165 0.6106 0.2059 Finland
2000s 0.827 0.7469 0.0801 Finland
2010s 0.8184 0.6437 0.1747 Finland
2020s 0.7858 0.7003 0.0855 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Finland or South Korea?
Finland, at 0.762 against 0.751 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Finland and South Korea?
0.011, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Finland ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed