France vs Germany: Engaged Society Score
France
2.77
in 2025
Germany
2.77
in 2025
France rank
4th
Germany rank
4th
Engaged Society Score over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 2.77 against 2.77 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Germany in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.55 | -0.638 | 2.19 | France |
| 1790s | 1.15 | -0.638 | 1.79 | France |
| 1800s | -0.879 | -0.638 | 0.241 | Germany |
| 1810s | -0.4875 | -0.3668 | 0.1207 | Germany |
| 1820s | -1.95 | -0.186 | 1.76 | Germany |
| 1830s | -0.108 | -0.186 | 0.078 | France |
| 1840s | 0.4796 | 0.0104 | 0.4692 | France |
| 1850s | -0.4919 | -0.211 | 0.2809 | Germany |
| 1860s | -0.861 | -0.211 | 0.65 | Germany |
| 1870s | 1.15 | 0.6728 | 0.4804 | France |
| 1880s | 1.2 | 0.771 | 0.429 | France |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 0.771 | 0.429 | France |
| 1900s | 1.2 | 0.7763 | 0.4237 | France |
| 1910s | 0.6191 | 0.8048 | 0.1857 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.578 | 1.72 | 1.14 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.578 | -0.8757 | 1.45 | France |
| 1940s | -0.9662 | -2.04 | 1.08 | France |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 2.99 | 0.8627 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 2.89 | 0.7443 | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.76 | 0.3018 | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.62 | 0.2248 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, France or Germany?
- France, at 2.77 against 2.77 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between France and Germany?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for engaged society score?
- France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.