Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Czechia or Finland?

Finland, at 0.808 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?

174 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs Finland: Key features of liberal democracy

Czechia

0.794

in 2025

Finland

0.808

in 2025

Czechia rank

10th

Finland rank

8th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Czechia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.808 against 0.794 in Czechia, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Czechia ranks 10th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.05	0.207	0.157	Finland
1790s	0.0487	0.2245	0.1758	Finland
1800s	0.049	0.224	0.175	Finland
1860s	0.176	0.158	0.018	Czechia
1870s	0.2191	0.159	0.0601	Czechia
1880s	0.2189	0.1594	0.0595	Czechia
1890s	0.2348	0.1627	0.0721	Czechia
1900s	0.2369	0.185	0.0519	Czechia
1910s	0.2438	0.2912	0.0474	Finland
1920s	0.6035	0.5469	0.0566	Czechia
1930s	0.528	0.5055	0.0225	Czechia
1940s	0.0457	0.5469	0.5012	Finland
1950s	0.0343	0.7625	0.7282	Finland
1960s	0.0549	0.7626	0.7077	Finland
1970s	0.0497	0.7642	0.7145	Finland
1980s	0.0561	0.793	0.7369	Finland
1990s	0.801	0.8287	0.0277	Finland
2000s	0.8134	0.8361	0.0227	Finland
2010s	0.7634	0.8426	0.0792	Finland
2020s	0.7653	0.818	0.0527	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Czechia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.808 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Czechia and Finland?: 0.014, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?: 174 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Czechia ranks 10th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.