Denmark vs Finland: Free and fair elections
Denmark
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 162 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Denmark and Finland?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Denmark 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.