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

Estonia, at 0.837 against 0.808 in Finland as of 2025.

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

183 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.

Estonia vs Finland: Key features of liberal democracy

Estonia

0.837

in 2025

Finland

0.808

in 2025

Estonia rank

5th

Finland rank

8th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.837 against 0.808 in Finland, a difference of 0.029.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.014	0.207	0.193	Finland
1790s	0.014	0.2245	0.2105	Finland
1800s	0.0149	0.224	0.2091	Finland
1860s	0.0783	0.1553	0.077	Finland
1870s	0.0866	0.159	0.0724	Finland
1880s	0.0411	0.1594	0.1183	Finland
1890s	0.0433	0.1627	0.1194	Finland
1900s	0.0499	0.185	0.1351	Finland
1910s	0.1173	0.2912	0.1739	Finland
1920s	0.5859	0.5469	0.039	Estonia
1930s	0.3528	0.5055	0.1527	Finland
1940s	0.0144	0.5469	0.5325	Finland
1950s	0.0196	0.7625	0.7429	Finland
1960s	0.0232	0.7626	0.7394	Finland
1970s	0.0247	0.7642	0.7395	Finland
1980s	0.0352	0.793	0.7578	Finland
1990s	0.7215	0.8287	0.1072	Finland
2000s	0.8104	0.8361	0.0257	Finland
2010s	0.8441	0.8426	0.0015	Estonia
2020s	0.8463	0.818	0.0283	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Estonia or Finland?: Estonia, at 0.837 against 0.808 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Estonia and Finland?: 0.029, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Estonia ranks 5th 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.