Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland
Finland: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.947 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland is 0.947, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland peaked at 0.967 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.534, in 1918.
That places Finland 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.6214 | 0.58 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5803 | 0.58 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.583 | 0.583 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5838 | 0.583 | 0.591 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.591 | 0.591 | 0.591 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6075 | 0.552 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6067 | 0.534 | 0.683 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7278 | 0.699 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7279 | 0.697 | 0.767 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7713 | 0.682 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9319 | 0.93 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.938 | 0.934 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9414 | 0.941 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9516 | 0.943 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9665 | 0.964 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.967 | 0.967 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9651 | 0.961 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.952 | 0.944 | 0.962 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 8 Czechia 0.948 compare
- 8 New Zealand 0.948 compare
- 10 Norway 0.947 compare
- 12 Luxembourg 0.946 compare
- 13 Spain 0.942 compare
More social development data for Finland
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0182 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Finland was 0.947 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 1993.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.534 in 1918.
- How does Finland rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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