Brazil vs Finland: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Finland
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 102 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 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, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Finland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 167 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).