Estonia vs Finland: Democracy, gaps filled
Estonia
9
in 2025
Finland
9
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 9 against 9 in Finland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 1920s | 7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 3.1 | 6.8 | 3.7 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Finland |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 9 | 2.4 | Finland |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Estonia or Finland?
- Estonia, at 9 against 9 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Estonia and Finland?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Finland 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.