Chile vs Finland: Free and Fair Elections Index
Chile
0.956
in 2025
Finland
0.961
in 2025
Chile rank
7th
Finland rank
4th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.961 against 0.956 in Chile, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Chile ranks 7th and Finland ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Finland in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | 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 | 0.0679 | 0 | 0.0679 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.1517 | 0 | 0.1517 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.1082 | 0 | 0.1082 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.1281 | 0 | 0.1281 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1342 | 0 | 0.1342 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.1325 | 0.553 | 0.4205 | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.1673 | 0.8856 | 0.7183 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.2515 | 0.8835 | 0.632 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.3873 | 0.8837 | 0.4964 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.3614 | 0.8941 | 0.5327 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3511 | 0.9118 | 0.5607 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.1924 | 0.876 | 0.6836 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.5064 | 0.8737 | 0.3673 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6619 | 0.8946 | 0.2327 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6925 | 0.9352 | 0.2427 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.8369 | 0.9457 | 0.1088 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.3118 | 0.9477 | 0.6359 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0043 | 0.9481 | 0.9438 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.928 | 0.9497 | 0.0217 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9594 | 0.9556 | 0.0038 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9662 | 0.9667 | 0.0005 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9585 | 0.9628 | 0.0043 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Chile or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.961 against 0.956 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Chile and Finland?
- 0.005, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Chile ranks 7th 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.