Brazil vs Finland: Full democracy
Brazil
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 217 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Brazil and Finland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for full democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).