Austria vs Finland: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Finland
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Finland ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Finland?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).