Argentina vs Finland: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Argentina
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Argentina
- Finland
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 183 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Argentina or Finland?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Argentina and Finland?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Finland?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Finland rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.