Czechia vs Finland: Democracy

Czechia
7
in 2025
Finland
7
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 7 against 7 in Finland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Finland ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Finland Difference Ahead
1910s 0 4 4 Finland
1920s 7 6 1 Czechia
1930s 5.9 6 0.1 Finland
1940s 1.4 6 4.6 Finland
1950s 1 7 6 Finland
1960s 1 7 6 Finland
1970s 1 7 6 Finland
1980s 1 7 6 Finland
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Czechia or Finland?
Czechia, at 7 against 7 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Finland?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Democracy
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

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).