Canada vs France: Free and fair elections
Canada
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
France rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 181 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Canada and France?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.