Finland vs Spain: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

Finland
0.707
in 2025
Spain
0.695
in 2025
Finland rank
21st
Spain rank
23rd

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • Finland
  • Spain
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.707 against 0.695 in Spain, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1893 0.1065 0.0828 Finland
1910s 0.2682 0.1129 0.1553 Finland
1920s 0.503 0.0982 0.4048 Finland
1930s 0.4586 0.2886 0.17 Finland
1940s 0.501 0.103 0.398 Finland
1950s 0.6843 0.1066 0.5777 Finland
1960s 0.6951 0.1272 0.5679 Finland
1970s 0.7481 0.2739 0.4742 Finland
1980s 0.7798 0.7881 0.0083 Spain
1990s 0.8039 0.8141 0.0102 Spain
2000s 0.8138 0.8077 0.0061 Finland
2010s 0.8166 0.7725 0.0441 Finland
2020s 0.7578 0.7278 0.03 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Finland or Spain?
Finland, at 0.707 against 0.695 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Finland and Spain?
0.012, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Finland and Spain rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
Finland ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Egalitarian 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