Finland vs India: Universal right to vote
Finland
2
in 2025
India
2
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
India rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Finland
- India
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was India ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | India | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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, Finland or India?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Finland and India?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and India rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Finland ranks 1st and India 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.