What is key features of liberal democracy in Finland?

Key features of liberal democracy in Finland was 0.808 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2013.

What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.135 in 1863.

How does Finland rank for key features of liberal democracy?

Finland ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Finland

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

Finland: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.808 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.808

Change on year

up 3.3%

World rank

8th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.858

in 2013

All-time low

0.135

in 1863

Years of data

183

1789–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Finland, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy in Finland is 0.808, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Finland peaked at 0.858 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.135, in 1863.

Finland ranks 8th 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.

Key features of liberal democracy in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Finland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.207	—
1790	0.223	+7.7%
1791	0.223	+0.0%
1792	0.231	+3.6%
1793	0.224	-3.0%
1794	0.224	+0.0%
1795	0.224	+0.0%
1796	0.224	+0.0%
1797	0.224	+0.0%
1798	0.224	+0.0%
1799	0.224	+0.0%
1800	0.224	+0.0%
1801	0.224	+0.0%
1802	0.224	+0.0%
1803	0.224	+0.0%
1804	0.224	+0.0%
1805	0.224	+0.0%
1806	0.224	+0.0%
1807	0.224	+0.0%
1808	0.224	+0.0%
1863	0.135	-39.7%
1864	0.159	+17.8%
1865	0.159	+0.0%
1866	0.159	+0.0%
1867	0.158	-0.6%
1868	0.158	+0.0%
1869	0.159	+0.6%
1870	0.159	+0.0%
1871	0.159	+0.0%
1872	0.159	+0.0%
1873	0.159	+0.0%
1874	0.159	+0.0%
1875	0.159	+0.0%
1876	0.159	+0.0%
1877	0.159	+0.0%
1878	0.159	+0.0%
1879	0.159	+0.0%
1880	0.159	+0.0%
1881	0.159	+0.0%
1882	0.159	+0.0%
1883	0.159	+0.0%
1884	0.159	+0.0%
1885	0.16	+0.6%
1886	0.16	+0.0%
1887	0.16	+0.0%
1888	0.159	-0.6%
1889	0.16	+0.6%
1890	0.16	+0.0%
1891	0.161	+0.6%
1892	0.161	+0.0%
1893	0.161	+0.0%
1894	0.165	+2.5%
1895	0.165	+0.0%
1896	0.165	+0.0%
1897	0.165	+0.0%
1898	0.162	-1.8%
1899	0.162	+0.0%
1900	0.166	+2.5%
1901	0.166	+0.0%
1902	0.166	+0.0%
1903	0.166	+0.0%
1904	0.164	-1.2%
1905	0.166	+1.2%
1906	0.181	+9.0%
1907	0.227	+25.4%
1908	0.225	-0.9%
1909	0.223	-0.9%
1910	0.228	+2.2%
1911	0.229	+0.4%
1912	0.254	+10.9%
1913	0.254	+0.0%
1914	0.246	-3.1%
1915	0.246	+0.0%
1916	0.246	+0.0%
1917	0.283	+15.0%
1918	0.401	+41.7%
1919	0.525	+30.9%
1920	0.549	+4.6%
1921	0.553	+0.7%
1922	0.552	-0.2%
1923	0.545	-1.3%
1924	0.545	+0.0%
1925	0.544	-0.2%
1926	0.546	+0.4%
1927	0.546	+0.0%
1928	0.546	+0.0%
1929	0.543	-0.5%
1930	0.496	-8.7%
1931	0.496	+0.0%
1932	0.496	+0.0%
1933	0.509	+2.6%
1934	0.513	+0.8%
1935	0.513	+0.0%
1936	0.518	+1.0%
1937	0.528	+1.9%
1938	0.53	+0.4%
1939	0.456	-14.0%
1940	0.439	-3.7%
1941	0.44	+0.2%
1942	0.436	-0.9%
1943	0.436	+0.0%
1944	0.437	+0.2%
1945	0.582	+33.2%
1946	0.65	+11.7%
1947	0.643	-1.1%
1948	0.659	+2.5%
1949	0.747	+13.4%
1950	0.761	+1.9%
1951	0.762	+0.1%
1952	0.762	+0.0%
1953	0.767	+0.7%
1954	0.767	+0.0%
1955	0.767	+0.0%
1956	0.757	-1.3%
1957	0.756	-0.1%
1958	0.761	+0.7%
1959	0.765	+0.5%
1960	0.766	+0.1%
1961	0.766	+0.0%
1962	0.758	-1.0%
1963	0.758	+0.0%
1964	0.757	-0.1%
1965	0.762	+0.7%
1966	0.758	-0.5%
1967	0.768	+1.3%
1968	0.77	+0.3%
1969	0.763	-0.9%
1970	0.764	+0.1%
1971	0.764	+0.0%
1972	0.761	-0.4%
1973	0.758	-0.4%
1974	0.76	+0.3%
1975	0.762	+0.3%
1976	0.769	+0.9%
1977	0.769	+0.0%
1978	0.768	-0.1%
1979	0.767	-0.1%
1980	0.769	+0.3%
1981	0.773	+0.5%
1982	0.787	+1.8%
1983	0.796	+1.1%
1984	0.797	+0.1%
1985	0.797	+0.0%
1986	0.799	+0.3%
1987	0.804	+0.6%
1988	0.804	+0.0%
1989	0.804	+0.0%
1990	0.819	+1.9%
1991	0.823	+0.5%
1992	0.822	-0.1%
1993	0.831	+1.1%
1994	0.831	+0.0%
1995	0.832	+0.1%
1996	0.832	+0.0%
1997	0.832	+0.0%
1998	0.832	+0.0%
1999	0.833	+0.1%
2000	0.834	+0.1%
2001	0.834	+0.0%
2002	0.834	+0.0%
2003	0.831	-0.4%
2004	0.83	-0.1%
2005	0.83	+0.0%
2006	0.842	+1.4%
2007	0.842	+0.0%
2008	0.842	+0.0%
2009	0.842	+0.0%
2010	0.842	+0.0%
2011	0.843	+0.1%
2012	0.844	+0.1%
2013	0.858	+1.7%
2014	0.858	+0.0%
2015	0.827	-3.6%
2016	0.827	+0.0%
2017	0.836	+1.1%
2018	0.849	+1.6%
2019	0.842	-0.8%
2020	0.844	+0.2%
2021	0.835	-1.1%
2022	0.827	-1.0%
2023	0.812	-1.8%
2024	0.782	-3.7%
2025	0.808	+3.3%

Finland compared with similar countries

Finland's 0.808 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Finland's 0.808 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of liberal democracy 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
1918	+41.7%	0.283	0.401
1863	-39.7%	0.224	0.135
1945	+33.2%	0.437	0.582
1919	+30.9%	0.401	0.525
1907	+25.4%	0.181	0.227

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.207	0.207	0.207	1
1790s	0.2245	0.223	0.231	10
1800s	0.224	0.224	0.224	9
1860s	0.1553	0.135	0.159	7
1870s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1880s	0.1594	0.159	0.16	10
1890s	0.1627	0.16	0.165	10
1900s	0.185	0.164	0.227	10
1910s	0.2912	0.228	0.525	10
1920s	0.5469	0.543	0.553	10
1930s	0.5055	0.456	0.53	10
1940s	0.5469	0.436	0.747	10
1950s	0.7625	0.756	0.767	10
1960s	0.7626	0.757	0.77	10
1970s	0.7642	0.758	0.769	10
1980s	0.793	0.769	0.804	10
1990s	0.8287	0.819	0.833	10
2000s	0.8361	0.83	0.842	10
2010s	0.8426	0.827	0.858	10
2020s	0.818	0.782	0.844	6

Countries ranked near Finland

5 Estonia 0.837 compare
6 Ireland 0.822 compare
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9 France 0.8 compare
10 Belgium 0.794 compare
10 Czechia 0.794 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Finland?: Key features of liberal democracy in Finland was 0.808 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2013.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.135 in 1863.
How does Finland rank for key features of liberal democracy?: Finland ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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