France vs Lebanon: Free and fair elections
France
1
in 2025
Lebanon
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- France
- Lebanon
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Lebanon ahead.
France ranks 1st and Lebanon ranks 1st of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 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 Lebanon?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between France and Lebanon?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lebanon?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do France and Lebanon rank globally for free and fair elections?
- France ranks 1st and Lebanon 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.