What is electoral democracy in Finland?

Electoral democracy in Finland was 2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1918.

What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does Finland rank for electoral democracy?

Finland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Finland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral democracy in Finland

Name: Electoral democracy in Finland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Finland: Electoral democracy was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 176 countries

All-time high

in 1918

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

183

1789–2025

Electoral democracy in Finland, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 2 for electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 183 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Finland peaked at 2 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0	0	0	10
1800s	0	0	0	9
1860s	0	0	0	7
1870s	0	0	0	10
1880s	0	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	0	10
1910s	0.5	0	2	10
1920s	2	2	2	10
1930s	2	2	2	10
1940s	1.7	1	2	10
1950s	2	2	2	10
1960s	2	2	2	10
1970s	2	2	2	10
1980s	2	2	2	10
1990s	2	2	2	10
2000s	2	2	2	10
2010s	2	2	2	10
2020s	2	2	2	6

Countries ranked near Finland

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More social development data for Finland

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 102,544 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.852 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.946 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.864 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.852 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.597 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.808 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy in Finland?: Electoral democracy in Finland was 2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1918.
What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Finland rank for electoral democracy?: Finland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.