Key features of human rights in Finland
Finland: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Finland, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Finland stood at 0.947.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Finland peaked at 0.967 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.534, in 1918.
Finland ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.947 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.808 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.852 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.864 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.946 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Finland?
- Key features of human rights in Finland was 0.947 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 1993.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.534 in 1918.
- How does Finland rank for key features of human rights?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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