France vs Sweden: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
France
0.932
in 2025
Sweden
0.93
in 2025
France rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 0.932 against 0.93 in Sweden, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.72 | 0.5479 | 0.1721 | France |
| 1910s | 0.6441 | 0.6164 | 0.0277 | France |
| 1920s | 0.699 | 0.7834 | 0.0844 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.699 | 0.8589 | 0.1599 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4274 | 0.8682 | 0.4408 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.7531 | 0.9543 | 0.2012 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.7706 | 0.9628 | 0.1922 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.898 | 0.9849 | 0.0869 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.906 | 0.9849 | 0.0789 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.925 | 0.9837 | 0.0587 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9343 | 0.9788 | 0.0445 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9356 | 0.9677 | 0.0321 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9372 | 0.939 | 0.0018 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, France or Sweden?
- France, at 0.932 against 0.93 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between France and Sweden?
- 0.002, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th 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
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.