Bolivia vs Finland: Electoral democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 162 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Finland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Finland Difference Ahead
1860s 0.1429 0 0.1429 Bolivia
1870s 0.1 0 0.1 Bolivia
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1900s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1910s 1 0.5 0.5 Bolivia
1920s 0.9 2 1.1 Finland
1930s 0.5 2 1.5 Finland
1940s 0.4444 1.67 1.22 Finland
1950s 0.8 2 1.2 Finland
1960s 0.9 2 1.1 Finland
1970s 0.1 2 1.9 Finland
1980s 0.9 2 1.1 Finland
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 1.8 2 0.2 Finland
2020s 1.83 2 0.1667 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Bolivia or Finland?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bolivia and Finland?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Finland?
162 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Finland rank globally for electoral democracy?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.