Finland vs Netherlands: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Finland
0.762
in 2025
Netherlands
0.742
in 2025
Finland rank
14th
Netherlands rank
17th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.762 against 0.742 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1261 | 0.369 | 0.2429 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.2127 | 0.3851 | 0.1724 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.5081 | 0.5629 | 0.0548 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3945 | 0.5722 | 0.1777 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.3962 | 0.3752 | 0.021 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6703 | 0.6714 | 0.0011 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.6501 | 0.7108 | 0.0607 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.6539 | 0.7856 | 0.1317 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.7723 | 0.7974 | 0.0251 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8165 | 0.79 | 0.0265 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.827 | 0.7902 | 0.0368 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.8184 | 0.8092 | 0.0092 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.7858 | 0.7837 | 0.0022 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 0.762 against 0.742 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.02, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Finland ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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.