Finland vs Sweden: Liberal political institutions index
Finland
0.965
in 2025
Sweden
0.975
in 2025
Finland rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.975 against 0.965 in Finland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.664 | 0.664 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.722 | 0.722 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.694 | 0.7308 | 0.0368 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.442 | 0.81 | 0.368 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.442 | 0.81 | 0.368 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.442 | 0.81 | 0.368 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.442 | 0.832 | 0.39 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.442 | 0.854 | 0.412 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.4423 | 0.8742 | 0.4319 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.445 | 0.881 | 0.436 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.4456 | 0.888 | 0.4424 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.4392 | 0.893 | 0.4538 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4718 | 0.8975 | 0.4257 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.6353 | 0.9145 | 0.2792 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.8455 | 0.9413 | 0.0958 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.867 | 0.945 | 0.078 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.8851 | 0.9508 | 0.0657 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.96 | 0.9586 | 0.0014 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.963 | 0.964 | 0.001 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9619 | 0.9717 | 0.0098 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9648 | 0.9748 | 0.01 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.97 | 0.975 | 0.005 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.9754 | 0.0054 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9721 | 0.9766 | 0.0045 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9703 | 0.9778 | 0.0075 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.975 against 0.965 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Finland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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.