Egalitarian Democracy Index in Finland
Finland: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.707 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.707
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.828
in 2013
All-time low
0.17
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Finland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Finland is 0.707, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Finland peaked at 0.828 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1900.
Finland ranks 21st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.17 | — |
| 1901 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.171 | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.172 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.181 | +5.2% |
| 1907 | 0.23 | +27.1% |
| 1908 | 0.229 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.228 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.228 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.223 | -2.2% |
| 1915 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.266 | +19.3% |
| 1918 | 0.356 | +33.8% |
| 1919 | 0.479 | +34.6% |
| 1920 | 0.507 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | 0.51 | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.514 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.505 | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 0.5 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.499 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.497 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.456 | -8.2% |
| 1931 | 0.457 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.456 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.464 | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.462 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.469 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.471 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.418 | -11.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4 | -4.3% |
| 1941 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.397 | -0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.404 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.538 | +33.2% |
| 1946 | 0.601 | +11.7% |
| 1947 | 0.593 | -1.3% |
| 1948 | 0.61 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.67 | +9.8% |
| 1950 | 0.684 | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.681 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.68 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.683 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.686 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.682 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.687 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.692 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.684 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.686 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.678 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.677 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.693 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.698 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.716 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.719 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.722 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.74 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.742 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.745 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.746 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.756 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.755 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.763 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.768 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.779 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.787 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.78 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.794 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.797 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.796 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.805 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.802 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.808 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.809 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.81 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.809 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.818 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.82 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.821 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.824 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.826 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.828 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.808 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.806 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.812 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.805 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.802 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.784 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.767 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.703 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.707 | +0.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.707 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.707 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +34.6% | 0.356 | 0.479 |
| 1918 | +33.8% | 0.266 | 0.356 |
| 1945 | +33.2% | 0.404 | 0.538 |
| 1907 | +27.1% | 0.181 | 0.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1893 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2682 | 0.223 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.503 | 0.497 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4586 | 0.418 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.501 | 0.397 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6843 | 0.68 | 0.692 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6951 | 0.677 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7481 | 0.74 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7798 | 0.763 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8039 | 0.794 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8138 | 0.809 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8166 | 0.805 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7578 | 0.703 | 0.802 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Finland?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Finland was 0.707 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.828 in 2013.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1900.
- How does Finland rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.