Colombia vs Finland: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2018
Finland
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Finland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 102 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Colombia 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 | Colombia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 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, Colombia or Finland?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Finland?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Finland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Finland rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia 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).