Finland vs Netherlands: Liberal democracy
Finland
3
in 2025
Netherlands
3
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3 against 3 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 3 against 3 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.