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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Finland: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.947 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.947

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.967

in 1993

All-time low

0.534

in 1918

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.626	—
1790	0.626	+0.0%
1791	0.626	+0.0%
1792	0.626	+0.0%
1793	0.626	+0.0%
1794	0.626	+0.0%
1795	0.626	+0.0%
1796	0.626	+0.0%
1797	0.626	+0.0%
1798	0.626	+0.0%
1799	0.626	+0.0%
1800	0.626	+0.0%
1801	0.626	+0.0%
1802	0.626	+0.0%
1803	0.626	+0.0%
1804	0.626	+0.0%
1805	0.626	+0.0%
1806	0.626	+0.0%
1807	0.626	+0.0%
1808	0.626	+0.0%
1809	0.58	-7.3%
1810	0.58	+0.0%
1811	0.58	+0.0%
1812	0.58	+0.0%
1813	0.58	+0.0%
1814	0.58	+0.0%
1815	0.58	+0.0%
1816	0.58	+0.0%
1817	0.58	+0.0%
1818	0.58	+0.0%
1819	0.58	+0.0%
1820	0.58	+0.0%
1821	0.58	+0.0%
1822	0.58	+0.0%
1823	0.58	+0.0%
1824	0.58	+0.0%
1825	0.58	+0.0%
1826	0.58	+0.0%
1827	0.58	+0.0%
1828	0.58	+0.0%
1829	0.58	+0.0%
1830	0.58	+0.0%
1831	0.58	+0.0%
1832	0.58	+0.0%
1833	0.58	+0.0%
1834	0.58	+0.0%
1835	0.58	+0.0%
1836	0.58	+0.0%
1837	0.58	+0.0%
1838	0.58	+0.0%
1839	0.58	+0.0%
1840	0.58	+0.0%
1841	0.58	+0.0%
1842	0.58	+0.0%
1843	0.58	+0.0%
1844	0.58	+0.0%
1845	0.58	+0.0%
1846	0.58	+0.0%
1847	0.58	+0.0%
1848	0.58	+0.0%
1849	0.58	+0.0%
1850	0.58	+0.0%
1851	0.58	+0.0%
1852	0.58	+0.0%
1853	0.58	+0.0%
1854	0.58	+0.0%
1855	0.58	+0.0%
1856	0.58	+0.0%
1857	0.58	+0.0%
1858	0.58	+0.0%
1859	0.58	+0.0%
1860	0.58	+0.0%
1861	0.58	+0.0%
1862	0.58	+0.0%
1863	0.58	+0.0%
1864	0.58	+0.0%
1865	0.58	+0.0%
1866	0.58	+0.0%
1867	0.58	+0.0%
1868	0.58	+0.0%
1869	0.583	+0.5%
1870	0.583	+0.0%
1871	0.583	+0.0%
1872	0.583	+0.0%
1873	0.583	+0.0%
1874	0.583	+0.0%
1875	0.583	+0.0%
1876	0.583	+0.0%
1877	0.583	+0.0%
1878	0.583	+0.0%
1879	0.583	+0.0%
1880	0.583	+0.0%
1881	0.583	+0.0%
1882	0.583	+0.0%
1883	0.583	+0.0%
1884	0.583	+0.0%
1885	0.583	+0.0%
1886	0.583	+0.0%
1887	0.583	+0.0%
1888	0.583	+0.0%
1889	0.591	+1.4%
1890	0.591	+0.0%
1891	0.591	+0.0%
1892	0.591	+0.0%
1893	0.591	+0.0%
1894	0.591	+0.0%
1895	0.591	+0.0%
1896	0.591	+0.0%
1897	0.591	+0.0%
1898	0.591	+0.0%
1899	0.591	+0.0%
1900	0.584	-1.2%
1901	0.584	+0.0%
1902	0.584	+0.0%
1903	0.584	+0.0%
1904	0.552	-5.5%
1905	0.611	+10.7%
1906	0.65	+6.4%
1907	0.653	+0.5%
1908	0.641	-1.8%
1909	0.632	-1.4%
1910	0.622	-1.6%
1911	0.622	+0.0%
1912	0.622	+0.0%
1913	0.622	+0.0%
1914	0.582	-6.4%
1915	0.582	+0.0%
1916	0.582	+0.0%
1917	0.616	+5.8%
1918	0.534	-13.3%
1919	0.683	+27.9%
1920	0.706	+3.4%
1921	0.707	+0.1%
1922	0.699	-1.1%
1923	0.725	+3.7%
1924	0.741	+2.2%
1925	0.737	-0.5%
1926	0.741	+0.5%
1927	0.741	+0.0%
1928	0.741	+0.0%
1929	0.74	-0.1%
1930	0.697	-5.8%
1931	0.707	+1.4%
1932	0.72	+1.8%
1933	0.723	+0.4%
1934	0.73	+1.0%
1935	0.73	+0.0%
1936	0.739	+1.2%
1937	0.757	+2.4%
1938	0.767	+1.3%
1939	0.709	-7.6%
1940	0.69	-2.7%
1941	0.682	-1.2%
1942	0.682	+0.0%
1943	0.682	+0.0%
1944	0.684	+0.3%
1945	0.791	+15.6%
1946	0.857	+8.3%
1947	0.857	+0.0%
1948	0.862	+0.6%
1949	0.926	+7.4%
1950	0.93	+0.4%
1951	0.93	+0.0%
1952	0.93	+0.0%
1953	0.931	+0.1%
1954	0.933	+0.2%
1955	0.933	+0.0%
1956	0.933	+0.0%
1957	0.933	+0.0%
1958	0.933	+0.0%
1959	0.933	+0.0%
1960	0.939	+0.6%
1961	0.939	+0.0%
1962	0.934	-0.5%
1963	0.934	+0.0%
1964	0.935	+0.1%
1965	0.939	+0.4%
1966	0.939	+0.0%
1967	0.94	+0.1%
1968	0.94	+0.0%
1969	0.941	+0.1%
1970	0.941	+0.0%
1971	0.941	+0.0%
1972	0.941	+0.0%
1973	0.941	+0.0%
1974	0.941	+0.0%
1975	0.941	+0.0%
1976	0.942	+0.1%
1977	0.942	+0.0%
1978	0.942	+0.0%
1979	0.942	+0.0%
1980	0.943	+0.1%
1981	0.946	+0.3%
1982	0.95	+0.4%
1983	0.953	+0.3%
1984	0.953	+0.0%
1985	0.953	+0.0%
1986	0.953	+0.0%
1987	0.955	+0.2%
1988	0.955	+0.0%
1989	0.955	+0.0%
1990	0.964	+0.9%
1991	0.966	+0.2%
1992	0.966	+0.0%
1993	0.967	+0.1%
1994	0.967	+0.0%
1995	0.967	+0.0%
1996	0.967	+0.0%
1997	0.967	+0.0%
1998	0.967	+0.0%
1999	0.967	+0.0%
2000	0.967	+0.0%
2001	0.967	+0.0%
2002	0.967	+0.0%
2003	0.967	+0.0%
2004	0.967	+0.0%
2005	0.967	+0.0%
2006	0.967	+0.0%
2007	0.967	+0.0%
2008	0.967	+0.0%
2009	0.967	+0.0%
2010	0.967	+0.0%
2011	0.967	+0.0%
2012	0.967	+0.0%
2013	0.967	+0.0%
2014	0.967	+0.0%
2015	0.961	-0.6%
2016	0.961	+0.0%
2017	0.964	+0.3%
2018	0.967	+0.3%
2019	0.963	-0.4%
2020	0.962	-0.1%
2021	0.955	-0.7%
2022	0.955	+0.0%
2023	0.949	-0.6%
2024	0.944	-0.5%
2025	0.947	+0.3%

Finland compared with similar countries

Finland's 0.947 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Finland's 0.947 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

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More social development data for Finland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 102,544 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 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)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.