Canada vs Finland: Universal right to vote
Canada
2
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Canada or Finland?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Canada and Finland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Canada ranks 1st and Finland 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.