Which has higher varieties of democracy, Australia or Finland?

Finland, at 0.852 against 0.844 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Finland: Varieties of democracy

Australia

0.844

in 2025

Finland

0.852

in 2025

Australia rank

15th

Finland rank

12th

Varieties of democracy over time

Australia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.852 against 0.844 in Australia, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Finland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.117	0.187	0.07	Finland
1790s	0.117	0.1898	0.0728	Finland
1800s	0.117	0.188	0.071	Finland
1860s	0.5814	0.2247	0.3567	Australia
1870s	0.5811	0.237	0.3441	Australia
1880s	0.5822	0.2365	0.3457	Australia
1890s	0.5798	0.2526	0.3272	Australia
1900s	0.7498	0.2852	0.4646	Australia
1910s	0.7557	0.3851	0.3706	Australia
1920s	0.7966	0.6467	0.1499	Australia
1930s	0.7958	0.5822	0.2136	Australia
1940s	0.7851	0.615	0.1701	Australia
1950s	0.823	0.8123	0.0107	Australia
1960s	0.8416	0.8107	0.0309	Australia
1970s	0.8642	0.8128	0.0514	Australia
1980s	0.8813	0.8389	0.0424	Australia
1990s	0.8882	0.8693	0.0189	Australia
2000s	0.8824	0.8755	0.0069	Australia
2010s	0.8697	0.8808	0.0111	Finland
2020s	0.8423	0.8587	0.0163	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Australia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.852 against 0.844 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Australia and Finland?: 0.008, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Australia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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