Finland vs Latvia: Multi-party elections
Finland
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 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 multi-party elections, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Finland and Latvia?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Finland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.