Finland vs United States: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Finland
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1790 it was United States ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 free and fair elections, gaps filled, Finland or United States?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Finland and United States?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Finland ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 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.