Finland vs New Zealand: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
New Zealand
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 2 | 4.1 | 2.1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2 | 5 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 7 | 5 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 6.5 | 4.1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 6 | 7 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 6 | 7 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and New Zealand?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Finland ranks 1st and New Zealand 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).