Which has higher free and fair elections index, Czechia or France?

France, at 0.941 against 0.94 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs France: Free and Fair Elections Index

Czechia

0.94

in 2025

France

0.941

in 2025

Czechia rank

22nd

France rank

21st

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Czechia
France

How they compare

France currently reports 0.941 against 0.94 in Czechia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.

Czechia ranks 22nd and France ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and France in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	France	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0.256	0.256	France
1790s	0	0.4611	0.4611	France
1800s	0	0.418	0.418	France
1810s	0	0.4786	0.4786	France
1820s	0	0.5629	0.5629	France
1830s	0	0.6121	0.6121	France
1840s	0.1073	0.6122	0.5049	France
1850s	0.0677	0.5813	0.5136	France
1860s	0.1926	0.5939	0.4013	France
1870s	0.6518	0.7893	0.1375	France
1880s	0.6315	0.813	0.1815	France
1890s	0.5335	0.8123	0.2788	France
1900s	0.4975	0.7907	0.2932	France
1910s	0.3468	0.7996	0.4528	France
1920s	0.8761	0.8251	0.051	Czechia
1930s	0.8362	0.8209	0.0153	Czechia
1940s	0.193	0.3799	0.1869	France
1950s	0.4124	0.8294	0.417	France
1960s	0.4228	0.8866	0.4638	France
1970s	0.4235	0.9237	0.5002	France
1980s	0.4228	0.9392	0.5164	France
1990s	0.9286	0.9395	0.0109	France
2000s	0.9467	0.9405	0.0062	Czechia
2010s	0.9446	0.9549	0.0103	France
2020s	0.9352	0.9495	0.0143	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Czechia or France?: France, at 0.941 against 0.94 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Czechia and France?: 0.001, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and France rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Czechia ranks 22nd and France ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.