Finland vs Norway: Free and Fair Elections Index
Finland
0.961
in 2025
Norway
0.966
in 2025
Finland rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.966 against 0.961 in Finland, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 17 and Norway in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.811 | 0 | 0.811 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.8118 | 0 | 0.8118 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.7317 | 0 | 0.7317 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.4476 | 0.4476 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.7837 | 0.7837 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.7878 | 0.7878 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.7862 | 0.7862 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.7892 | 0.7892 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.553 | 0.7918 | 0.2388 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.8856 | 0.789 | 0.0966 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.8835 | 0.8321 | 0.0514 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.8837 | 0.8745 | 0.0092 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.8941 | 0.8759 | 0.0182 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.9118 | 0.8856 | 0.0262 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.8752 | 0.0008 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.8737 | 0.8723 | 0.0014 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.8946 | 0.5399 | 0.3547 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.9352 | 0.9396 | 0.0044 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9457 | 0.9406 | 0.0051 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.9477 | 0.9418 | 0.0059 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.9481 | 0.9412 | 0.0069 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.9497 | 0.9397 | 0.01 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9556 | 0.9472 | 0.0084 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9667 | 0.9626 | 0.0041 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9628 | 0.9665 | 0.0037 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.966 against 0.961 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Finland and Norway?
- 0.005, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd 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.