Finland vs South Korea: Full democracy
Finland
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Finland
- South Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 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, Finland or South Korea?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Finland and South Korea?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for full democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and South Korea 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+).