France vs Japan: Free country, gaps filled
France
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Free country, gaps filled over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, gaps filled, France or Japan?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country, gaps filled between France and Japan?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for free country, gaps filled?
- France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.