Finland vs France: Democracy
Finland
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1917 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and France?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and France 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).