Brazil vs Finland: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Finland
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Finland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was Finland ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Finland |
| 1940s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Finland |
| 1950s | 4 | 7 | 3 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 7 | 4.2 | Finland |
| 1970s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 7 | 2.5 | Finland |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Finland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).