Finland vs Sweden: Gender of the chief executive
Finland
0
in 2025
Sweden
0
in 2025
Finland rank
18th
Sweden rank
18th
Gender of the chief executive over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0 against 0 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.1667 | 0.3333 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0 against 0 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between Finland and Sweden?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- Finland ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.