France vs Ireland: Participatory political institutions index
France
0.626
in 2025
Ireland
0.627
in 2025
France rank
32nd
Ireland rank
31st
Participatory political institutions index over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.627 against 0.626 in France, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Ireland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.213 | 0.205 | 0.008 | France |
| 1790s | 0.2609 | 0.205 | 0.0559 | France |
| 1800s | 0.178 | 0.2168 | 0.0388 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.1585 | 0.264 | 0.1055 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.146 | 0.264 | 0.118 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.362 | 0.3341 | 0.0279 | France |
| 1840s | 0.4101 | 0.359 | 0.0511 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3854 | 0.359 | 0.0264 | France |
| 1860s | 0.372 | 0.3617 | 0.0103 | France |
| 1870s | 0.444 | 0.368 | 0.076 | France |
| 1880s | 0.4956 | 0.3974 | 0.0982 | France |
| 1890s | 0.53 | 0.545 | 0.015 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.5462 | 0.545 | 0.0012 | France |
| 1910s | 0.5518 | 0.5456 | 0.0062 | France |
| 1920s | 0.553 | 0.5851 | 0.0321 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.553 | 0.5941 | 0.0411 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.4258 | 0.6063 | 0.1805 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.6146 | 0.5769 | 0.0377 | France |
| 1960s | 0.6957 | 0.6137 | 0.082 | France |
| 1970s | 0.6759 | 0.617 | 0.0589 | France |
| 1980s | 0.6606 | 0.6256 | 0.035 | France |
| 1990s | 0.6898 | 0.6498 | 0.04 | France |
| 2000s | 0.6949 | 0.6518 | 0.0431 | France |
| 2010s | 0.6569 | 0.6516 | 0.0053 | France |
| 2020s | 0.632 | 0.6358 | 0.0038 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, France or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.627 against 0.626 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between France and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- France ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.