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
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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.

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