Finland vs Germany: Liberal political institutions index

Finland
0.965
in 2025
Germany
0.966
in 2025
Finland rank
5th
Germany rank
4th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.966 against 0.965 in Finland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Germany in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1780s 0.664 0.247 0.417 Finland
1790s 0.722 0.247 0.475 Finland
1800s 0.694 0.2502 0.4438 Finland
1810s 0.442 0.268 0.174 Finland
1820s 0.442 0.268 0.174 Finland
1830s 0.442 0.268 0.174 Finland
1840s 0.442 0.2999 0.1421 Finland
1850s 0.442 0.438 0.004 Finland
1860s 0.4423 0.5247 0.0824 Germany
1870s 0.445 0.6363 0.1913 Germany
1880s 0.4456 0.645 0.1994 Germany
1890s 0.4392 0.648 0.2088 Germany
1900s 0.4718 0.657 0.1852 Germany
1910s 0.6353 0.6537 0.0184 Germany
1920s 0.8455 0.7839 0.0616 Finland
1930s 0.867 0.2658 0.6012 Finland
1940s 0.858 0.027 0.831 Finland
1990s 0.97 0.9694 0.0006 Finland
2000s 0.97 0.9702 0.0002 Germany
2010s 0.9721 0.9683 0.0038 Finland
2020s 0.9703 0.9632 0.0072 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Finland or Germany?
Germany, at 0.966 against 0.965 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Finland and Germany?
0.001, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Finland ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed