France vs Gabon: Political opposition

France
1
in 2025
Gabon
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • France
  • Gabon
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was France ahead.

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

France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Gabon Difference Ahead
1880s 1 0 1 France
1890s 1 0 1 France
1900s 1 0 1 France
1910s 1 0 1 France
1920s 1 0 1 France
1930s 1 0 1 France
1940s 0.4 0.4 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 0.1 0.9 France
1970s 1 0 1 France
1980s 1 0 1 France
1990s 1 0.7 0.3 France
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 0.6667 0.3333 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, France or Gabon?
France, at 1 against 1 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between France and Gabon?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Gabon?
141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
How do France and Gabon rank globally for political opposition?
France ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
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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