France vs Italy: Multi-party elections
France
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 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 multi-party elections, France or Italy?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between France and Italy?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for multi-party elections?
- France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.