Finland vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy
Finland
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Finland or United Kingdom?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).