Australia vs France: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Australia
1.73
in 2025
France
1.74
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
France rank
31st
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.74 against 1.73 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and France ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1790s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1800s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1810s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1820s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1830s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1840s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1850s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.759 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.98 | 0.9567 | 1.02 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.98 | 1.47 | 0.507 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.98 | 1.47 | 0.507 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.98 | 1.47 | 0.507 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.98 | 1.47 | 0.507 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 1.47 | 0.507 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.5 | 0.4806 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.2987 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.74 | 0.0217 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Australia or France?
- France, at 1.74 against 1.73 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Australia and France?
- 0.01, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Australia ranks 32nd and France ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.