Canada vs Finland: Participatory political institutions index
Canada
0.641
in 2025
Finland
0.638
in 2025
Canada rank
25th
Finland rank
27th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.641 against 0.638 in Finland, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and Finland ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5691 | 0.456 | 0.1131 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.571 | 0.456 | 0.115 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.572 | 0.4594 | 0.1126 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.576 | 0.463 | 0.113 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.576 | 0.512 | 0.064 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.576 | 0.512 | 0.064 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.5754 | 0.5306 | 0.0448 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.5756 | 0.5315 | 0.0441 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.6137 | 0.592 | 0.0217 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.6131 | 0.624 | 0.0109 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6272 | 0.5928 | 0.0344 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.629 | 0.6227 | 0.0063 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.6335 | 0.6204 | 0.0131 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6301 | 0.6351 | 0.005 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.6288 | 0.635 | 0.0062 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.6593 | 0.6635 | 0.0042 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.6292 | 0.6625 | 0.0333 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.6218 | 0.6386 | 0.0168 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.6335 | 0.6423 | 0.0088 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Canada or Finland?
- Canada, at 0.641 against 0.638 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Canada and Finland?
- 0.003, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Canada ranks 25th and Finland ranks 27th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.