Finland vs Poland: Percentage of territory controlled by government
Finland
100
in 2025
Poland
100
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Percentage of territory controlled by government over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 100 against 100 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 100 | 80 | 20 | Finland |
| 1910s | 89.42 | 58.8 | 30.62 | Finland |
| 1920s | 97.33 | 94.35 | 2.98 | Finland |
| 1930s | 97.33 | 99.86 | 2.52 | Poland |
| 1940s | 96.46 | 93.19 | 3.26 | Finland |
| 1950s | 99.03 | 99.17 | 0.1322 | Poland |
| 1960s | 99.46 | 99.17 | 0.295 | Finland |
| 1970s | 99.46 | 99.17 | 0.295 | Finland |
| 1980s | 99.46 | 99.23 | 0.2284 | Finland |
| 1990s | 99.46 | 98.69 | 0.772 | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.46 | 98.6 | 0.862 | Finland |
| 2010s | 99.57 | 98.05 | 1.52 | Finland |
| 2020s | 100 | 98.31 | 1.69 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory controlled by government, Finland or Poland?
- Finland, at 100 against 100 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory controlled by government between Finland and Poland?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Finland ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.