Australia vs Finland: Liberal political institutions index
Australia
0.955
in 2025
Finland
0.965
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Finland rank
5th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.965 against 0.955 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Finland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.297 | 0.664 | 0.367 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.2941 | 0.722 | 0.4279 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.295 | 0.694 | 0.399 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.307 | 0.442 | 0.135 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.4923 | 0.442 | 0.0503 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.616 | 0.442 | 0.174 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.7177 | 0.442 | 0.2757 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8092 | 0.442 | 0.3672 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.877 | 0.4423 | 0.4347 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.877 | 0.445 | 0.432 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.877 | 0.4456 | 0.4314 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.877 | 0.4392 | 0.4378 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9117 | 0.4749 | 0.4368 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9133 | 0.6353 | 0.278 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9146 | 0.8455 | 0.0691 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9151 | 0.867 | 0.0481 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9132 | 0.8851 | 0.0281 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9453 | 0.96 | 0.0147 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.9466 | 0.963 | 0.0164 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.9551 | 0.9619 | 0.0068 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.967 | 0.9648 | 0.0022 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.97 | 0.003 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9674 | 0.97 | 0.0026 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9687 | 0.9721 | 0.0034 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9567 | 0.9703 | 0.0137 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.965 against 0.955 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Australia and Finland?
- 0.01, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 7th and Finland ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.