Political Rights Score in Finland
Finland: Political Rights Score was 40 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Finland, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 40 for political rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Finland peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2003.
Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 40 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Finland's 40 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 | 38 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Finland?
- Political rights score in Finland was 40 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for political rights score?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.