Finland vs Germany: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Finland
5
in 2018
Germany
5
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Germany ahead.

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

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1910s 3.5 3.5 0
1920s 5 2 3 Finland
1930s 4 3.56 0.4444 Finland
1940s 4.2 4 0.2 Finland
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, Finland or Germany?
Finland, at 5 against 5 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Finland and Germany?
0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
55 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Finland ranks 1st and Germany 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).