Dominican Republic vs Finland: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Dominican Republic
- Finland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 182 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic 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 | Dominican Republic | 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 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Finland?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Dominican Republic and Finland?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Finland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Finland rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Dominican Republic 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.