Finland vs New Zealand: Democracy, gaps filled
Finland
3
in 2025
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3 against 3 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 3 | 1.2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Finland or New Zealand?
- Finland, at 3 against 3 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Finland and New Zealand?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1866 to 2025.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Finland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.