Finland vs Italy: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Finland
0.37
in 2025
Italy
0.53
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
Italy rank
12th
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.53 against 0.37 in Finland, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.01 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.428 | 0.357 | 0.071 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2433 | 0.395 | 0.1517 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.53 against 0.37 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Finland and Italy?
- 0.16, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Finland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.