Finland vs Japan: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
Japan
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Finland |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Finland |
| 1930s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Finland |
| 1940s | 6 | 0.5 | 5.5 | Finland |
| 1950s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | Finland |
| 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 Japan?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Japan?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Japan 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).