France vs Germany: Free and fair elections
France
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1848 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 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, France or Germany?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between France and Germany?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for free and fair elections?
- France ranks 1st and Germany 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.