Finland vs Netherlands: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Finland
0.901
in 2025
Netherlands
0.902
in 2025
Finland rank
20th
Netherlands rank
18th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.902 against 0.901 in Finland, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2844 | 0.766 | 0.4816 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.4176 | 0.7606 | 0.343 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.769 | 0.7521 | 0.0169 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.6281 | 0.7631 | 0.135 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.5606 | 0.7714 | 0.2108 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.8124 | 0.874 | 0.0616 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.7818 | 0.8922 | 0.1104 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.7938 | 0.9503 | 0.1565 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9379 | 0.943 | 0.0051 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9571 | 0.934 | 0.0231 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.9277 | 0.0343 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9408 | 0.9355 | 0.0053 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9275 | 0.9412 | 0.0137 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Finland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.902 against 0.901 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.001, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Finland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.