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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Finland

Finland: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.965 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.965
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.977
in 2013
All-time low
0.426
in 1898
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Finland, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.965 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Finland peaked at 0.977 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.426, in 1898.

That places Finland 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.664 0.664 0.664 1
1790s 0.722 0.722 0.722 10
1800s 0.694 0.442 0.722 10
1810s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1820s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1830s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1840s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1850s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1860s 0.4423 0.442 0.445 10
1870s 0.445 0.445 0.445 10
1880s 0.4456 0.445 0.451 10
1890s 0.4392 0.426 0.451 10
1900s 0.4718 0.435 0.533 10
1910s 0.6353 0.543 0.826 10
1920s 0.8455 0.833 0.854 10
1930s 0.867 0.851 0.889 10
1940s 0.8851 0.856 0.954 10
1950s 0.96 0.96 0.96 10
1960s 0.963 0.963 0.963 10
1970s 0.9619 0.958 0.963 10
1980s 0.9648 0.96 0.968 10
1990s 0.97 0.97 0.97 10
2000s 0.97 0.97 0.97 10
2010s 0.9721 0.968 0.977 10
2020s 0.9703 0.965 0.976 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 2 Sweden 0.975 compare
  2. 3 Switzerland 0.969 compare
  3. 4 Germany 0.966 compare
  4. 5 Norway 0.965 compare
  5. 7 Australia 0.955 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 0.954 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Finland?
Liberal political institutions index in Finland was 0.965 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2013.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.426 in 1898.
How does Finland rank for liberal political institutions index?
Finland ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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