Finland vs Marshall Islands: Full democracy
Finland
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Finland
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Marshall Islands?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Finland and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Marshall Islands?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Marshall Islands rank globally for full democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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+).