Finland vs United Kingdom: Full democracy
Finland
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 217 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for full democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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+).