Finland vs Poland: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | Finland |
| 1920s | 6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | Finland |
| 1930s | 6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Finland |
| 1940s | 6 | 0.7 | 5.3 | Finland |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1980s | 7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | Finland |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.33 | 0.6667 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Poland?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Poland?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Poland 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).