Estonia vs Finland: Political opposition

Estonia
1
in 2025
Finland
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Estonia
  • Finland
00.20.40.60.81180919172025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.

Across all 109 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Finland Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.6 1 0.4 Finland
1940s 0 1 1 Finland
1950s 0 1 1 Finland
1960s 0 1 1 Finland
1970s 0 1 1 Finland
1980s 0 1 1 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 political opposition, Estonia or Finland?
Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Estonia and Finland?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for political opposition?
Estonia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.