Australia vs Finland: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Australia
5
in 2018
Finland
5
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 5 against 5 in Finland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1910s 5 3 2 Australia
1920s 5 5 0
1930s 5 4 1 Australia
1940s 5 4.6 0.4 Australia
1950s 5 5 0
1960s 5 5 0
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Australia or Finland?
Australia, at 5 against 5 in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Australia and Finland?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
101 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Australia 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 Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).