Finland vs Luxembourg: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Luxembourg?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Luxembourg?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Luxembourg?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).