Finland vs Gambia: Electoral democracy
Finland
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Finland
- Gambia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Gambia ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Finland or Gambia?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Finland and Gambia?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gambia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Gambia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).