France vs Netherlands: Liberal political institutions index
France
0.936
in 2025
Netherlands
0.945
in 2025
France rank
14th
Netherlands rank
12th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.945 against 0.936 in France, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.62 | 0.261 | 0.359 | France |
| 1790s | 0.5496 | 0.255 | 0.2946 | France |
| 1800s | 0.3567 | 0.2703 | 0.0864 | France |
| 1810s | 0.4429 | 0.4389 | 0.004 | France |
| 1820s | 0.523 | 0.576 | 0.053 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.599 | 0.5736 | 0.0254 | France |
| 1840s | 0.631 | 0.6629 | 0.0319 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.498 | 0.897 | 0.399 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.5069 | 0.897 | 0.3901 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.7172 | 0.897 | 0.1798 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.804 | 0.897 | 0.093 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.804 | 0.897 | 0.093 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.807 | 0.897 | 0.09 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.8015 | 0.8968 | 0.0953 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.811 | 0.896 | 0.085 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.8103 | 0.896 | 0.0857 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4864 | 0.6172 | 0.1308 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.8363 | 0.9417 | 0.1054 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.861 | 0.9464 | 0.0854 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9123 | 0.952 | 0.0397 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9211 | 0.9584 | 0.0373 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9229 | 0.959 | 0.0361 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9252 | 0.959 | 0.0338 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9264 | 0.96 | 0.0336 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9282 | 0.9505 | 0.0223 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.945 against 0.936 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between France and Netherlands?
- 0.009, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- France ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.