Estonia vs Finland: Full democracy
Estonia
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 109 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 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 full democracy, Estonia or Finland?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Estonia and Finland?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for full democracy?
- Estonia 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+).