Australia vs France: Political liberties

Australia
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
France rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Australia
  • France
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0.1 0.1 France
1880s 0 1 1 France
1890s 0 1 1 France
1900s 0.9 1 0.1 France
1910s 0.5 0.5 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.9 0.9 0
1940s 0.4 0.4 0
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 political liberties, Australia or France?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Australia and France?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and France rank globally for political liberties?
Australia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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