Finland vs Greece: Free and fair elections
Finland
1
in 2025
Greece
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Finland
- Greece
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Greece ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greece | 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 | 0.8571 | 0.1429 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Greece?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Finland and Greece?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Greece rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Finland ranks 1st and Greece 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.