Belgium vs Finland: Free and fair elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Belgium and Finland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1796 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.