Australia vs France: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Australia
0.926
in 2025
France
0.932
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
France rank
9th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Australia
  • France
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

France currently reports 0.932 against 0.926 in Australia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1900s 0.877 0.72 0.157 Australia
1910s 0.877 0.6441 0.2329 Australia
1920s 0.877 0.699 0.178 Australia
1930s 0.8763 0.699 0.1773 Australia
1940s 0.8736 0.4274 0.4462 Australia
1950s 0.904 0.7531 0.1509 Australia
1960s 0.905 0.7706 0.1344 Australia
1970s 0.9154 0.898 0.0174 Australia
1980s 0.918 0.906 0.012 Australia
1990s 0.9099 0.925 0.0151 France
2000s 0.9213 0.9343 0.013 France
2010s 0.9261 0.9356 0.0095 France
2020s 0.9212 0.9372 0.016 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Australia or France?
France, at 0.932 against 0.926 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Australia and France?
0.006, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
How do Australia and France rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Australia ranks 11th and France ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.