France vs Italy: Democracy
France
8
in 2025
Italy
8
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Italy rank
23rd
Democracy over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 8 against 8 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 16 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | France |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Italy |
| 1870s | 4.4 | 3 | 1.4 | France |
| 1880s | 6 | 3 | 3 | France |
| 1890s | 5.9 | 3 | 2.9 | France |
| 1900s | 6 | 3 | 3 | France |
| 1910s | 5.4 | 3 | 2.4 | France |
| 1920s | 6 | 1.2 | 4.8 | France |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 6 | France |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | France |
| 1950s | 8 | 6 | 2 | France |
| 1960s | 8 | 6 | 2 | France |
| 1970s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 8.8 | 8 | 0.8 | France |
| 2000s | 9 | 8 | 1 | France |
| 2010s | 9 | 8 | 1 | France |
| 2020s | 8.17 | 8 | 0.1667 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, France or Italy?
- France, at 8 against 8 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Italy?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.