Canada vs France: Justified Political Positions Score
Canada
2.23
in 2025
France
2.14
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
France rank
16th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.23 against 2.14 in France, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.86 | 0.853 | 1.01 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.49 | 0.7865 | 0.7084 | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.49 | 1.21 | 1.28 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.61 | 1.21 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.99 | -0.1048 | 2.1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.55 | 1.14 | 1.41 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 1.27 | 1.39 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 1.4 | 0.748 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 1.89 | 0.287 | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.18 | 2.62 | 0.4368 | France |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 2.96 | 0.8848 | France |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 2.72 | 0.7698 | France |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 2.26 | 0.7308 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 2.23 against 2.14 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Canada and France?
- 0.09, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 16th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.