France vs Portugal: Free and Fair Elections Index
France
0.941
in 2025
Portugal
0.94
in 2025
France rank
21st
Portugal rank
22nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
France currently reports 0.941 against 0.94 in Portugal, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 22 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.256 | 0 | 0.256 | France |
| 1790s | 0.4611 | 0 | 0.4611 | France |
| 1800s | 0.418 | 0 | 0.418 | France |
| 1810s | 0.4786 | 0 | 0.4786 | France |
| 1820s | 0.5629 | 0.2066 | 0.3563 | France |
| 1830s | 0.6121 | 0.1371 | 0.475 | France |
| 1840s | 0.6122 | 0.1117 | 0.5005 | France |
| 1850s | 0.5813 | 0.1653 | 0.416 | France |
| 1860s | 0.5939 | 0.3148 | 0.2791 | France |
| 1870s | 0.7893 | 0.3181 | 0.4712 | France |
| 1880s | 0.813 | 0.3149 | 0.4981 | France |
| 1890s | 0.8123 | 0.2989 | 0.5134 | France |
| 1900s | 0.7907 | 0.2379 | 0.5528 | France |
| 1910s | 0.7996 | 0.2298 | 0.5698 | France |
| 1920s | 0.8251 | 0.1635 | 0.6616 | France |
| 1930s | 0.8209 | 0.0453 | 0.7756 | France |
| 1940s | 0.3799 | 0.0526 | 0.3273 | France |
| 1950s | 0.8294 | 0.0592 | 0.7702 | France |
| 1960s | 0.8866 | 0.0393 | 0.8473 | France |
| 1970s | 0.9237 | 0.3432 | 0.5805 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9392 | 0.9198 | 0.0194 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9395 | 0.9332 | 0.0063 | France |
| 2000s | 0.9405 | 0.9572 | 0.0167 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9549 | 0.9683 | 0.0134 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9495 | 0.9532 | 0.0037 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, France or Portugal?
- France, at 0.941 against 0.94 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between France and Portugal?
- 0.001, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- France ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.