Belgium vs Finland: Free and Fair Elections Index
Belgium
0.968
in 2025
Finland
0.961
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Finland rank
4th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.968 against 0.961 in Finland, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Finland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0.811 | 0.811 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.1863 | 0.8118 | 0.6255 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.418 | 0.7317 | 0.3137 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.1672 | 0 | 0.1672 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.5765 | 0 | 0.5765 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.6281 | 0 | 0.6281 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.6284 | 0 | 0.6284 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.6354 | 0.553 | 0.0824 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.7055 | 0.8856 | 0.1801 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.8261 | 0.8835 | 0.0574 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.8121 | 0.8837 | 0.0716 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.8291 | 0.8941 | 0.065 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3998 | 0.9118 | 0.512 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.8449 | 0.876 | 0.0311 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.8348 | 0.8737 | 0.0389 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.3643 | 0.8946 | 0.5303 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.9169 | 0.9352 | 0.0183 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.9297 | 0.9457 | 0.016 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.9303 | 0.9477 | 0.0174 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.933 | 0.9481 | 0.0151 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.941 | 0.9497 | 0.0087 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9577 | 0.9556 | 0.0021 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9737 | 0.9667 | 0.007 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9725 | 0.9628 | 0.0097 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.961 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.007, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Belgium ranks 1st 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
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.