Finland vs USSR: Electoral democracy

Finland
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Finland rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Finland
  • USSR
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1 against 0 in USSR, a difference of 1.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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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).