France vs Liberia: Free and fair elections

France
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • France
  • Liberia
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How they compare

France currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1847 it was France ahead.

France ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Liberia Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 France
1850s 1 0 1 France
1860s 1 0 1 France
1870s 1 0 1 France
1880s 1 0 1 France
1890s 1 0.4 0.6 France
1900s 1 0 1 France
1910s 1 0 1 France
1920s 1 0 1 France
1930s 1 0 1 France
1940s 1 0 1 France
1950s 1 0 1 France
1960s 1 0 1 France
1970s 1 0 1 France
1980s 1 0 1 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 Liberia?
France, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between France and Liberia?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Liberia?
163 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2025.
How do France and Liberia rank globally for free and fair elections?
France ranks 1st and Liberia 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.