Finland vs Iceland: Democracy
Finland
9
in 2025
Iceland
9
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 9 against 9 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.4 | 7 | 5.6 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 6.8 | 8 | 1.2 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 5.9 | 7.6 | 1.7 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 9 | 8 | 1 | Finland |
| 1990s | 9 | 8.5 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Iceland?
- Finland, at 9 against 9 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Iceland?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.