France vs Norway: Free and fair elections
France
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 208 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
France ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, France or Norway?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between France and Norway?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 208 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2025.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for free and fair elections?
- France ranks 1st and Norway 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.