Finland vs Norway: Universal right to vote in practice
Finland
2
in 2025
Norway
2
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Finland and Norway?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).