Which has higher varieties of democracy, Czechia or Finland?

Finland, at 0.852 against 0.849 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia 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.

Czechia vs Finland: Varieties of democracy

Czechia

0.849

in 2025

Finland

0.852

in 2025

Czechia rank

13th

Finland rank

12th

Varieties of democracy over time

Czechia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.852 against 0.849 in Czechia, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Czechia ranks 13th and Finland ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.042	0.187	0.145	Finland
1790s	0.0389	0.1898	0.1509	Finland
1800s	0.037	0.188	0.151	Finland
1860s	0.1093	0.2247	0.1154	Finland
1870s	0.2083	0.237	0.0287	Finland
1880s	0.2105	0.2365	0.026	Finland
1890s	0.2492	0.2526	0.0034	Finland
1900s	0.2562	0.2852	0.029	Finland
1910s	0.2661	0.3851	0.119	Finland
1920s	0.7747	0.6467	0.128	Czechia
1930s	0.6878	0.5822	0.1056	Czechia
1940s	0.1258	0.615	0.4892	Finland
1950s	0.1618	0.8123	0.6505	Finland
1960s	0.1878	0.8107	0.6229	Finland
1970s	0.1613	0.8128	0.6515	Finland
1980s	0.1846	0.8389	0.6543	Finland
1990s	0.8791	0.8693	0.0098	Czechia
2000s	0.8893	0.8755	0.0138	Czechia
2010s	0.8527	0.8808	0.0281	Finland
2020s	0.8377	0.8587	0.021	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Czechia or Finland?: Finland, at 0.852 against 0.849 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Czechia and Finland?: 0.003, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Czechia ranks 13th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.