Finland vs Nepal: Democracy
Finland
2
in 2018
Nepal
2
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Nepal
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in Nepal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Finland |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Nepal?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in Nepal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Nepal?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Nepal?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Nepal rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Nepal 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).