Finland vs France: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
France
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and France in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1810s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1820s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1830s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1840s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | France |
| 1850s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | France |
| 1860s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | France |
| 1870s | 2 | 5 | 3 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 5 | 3 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 5 | 3 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 5 | 3 | France |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 5 | 2.6 | France |
| 1920s | 6 | 5 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 6 | 5 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Finland |
| 1950s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and France?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and France 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).