France vs Germany: Competitiveness of political participation score

France
5
in 2018
Germany
5
in 2018
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Competitiveness of political participation score over time

  • France
  • Germany
012345180019092018

How they compare

France currently reports 5 against 5 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1877 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1870s 0 2 2 Germany
1880s 0 3 3 Germany
1890s 0.6 5 4.4 Germany
1900s 3 5 2 Germany
1910s 3.11 4.78 1.67 Germany
1920s 4 3 1 France
1930s 5 1.6 3.4 France
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, France or Germany?
France, at 5 against 5 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between France and Germany?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
91 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2018.
How do France and Germany rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of political participation score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Competitiveness of political participation score. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/competitiveness-of-political-participation-score/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/competitiveness-of-political-participation-score/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Competitiveness of political participation score</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Competitiveness of political participation score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed