Brazil vs Finland: Free and fair elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 149 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1429 | 1 | 0.8571 | Finland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 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, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Finland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Brazil 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.