Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Finland?

Australia, at 0.962 against 0.961 in Finland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Finland: Free and Fair Elections Index

Australia

0.962

in 2025

Finland

0.961

in 2025

Australia rank

3rd

Finland rank

4th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Australia
Finland

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.962 against 0.961 in Finland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Finland in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0.811	0.811	Finland
1790s	0	0.8118	0.8118	Finland
1800s	0	0.7317	0.7317	Finland
1810s	0	0	0	—
1820s	0	0	0	—
1830s	0	0	0	—
1840s	0.4932	0	0.4932	Australia
1850s	0.8004	0	0.8004	Australia
1860s	0.8753	0.553	0.3223	Australia
1870s	0.8744	0.8856	0.0112	Finland
1880s	0.8769	0.8835	0.0066	Finland
1890s	0.8754	0.8837	0.0083	Finland
1900s	0.9063	0.8941	0.0122	Australia
1910s	0.9152	0.9118	0.0034	Australia
1920s	0.9311	0.876	0.0551	Australia
1930s	0.9315	0.8737	0.0578	Australia
1940s	0.9318	0.8946	0.0372	Australia
1950s	0.9273	0.9352	0.0079	Finland
1960s	0.9307	0.9457	0.015	Finland
1970s	0.9319	0.9477	0.0158	Finland
1980s	0.9476	0.9481	0.0005	Finland
1990s	0.9561	0.9497	0.0064	Australia
2000s	0.9555	0.9556	0.0001	Finland
2010s	0.9657	0.9667	0.001	Finland
2020s	0.955	0.9628	0.0078	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Finland?: Australia, at 0.962 against 0.961 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Australia and Finland?: 0.001, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Australia ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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