Australia vs France: Democratic change
Australia
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Australia rank
23rd
France rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and France ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | France |
| 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 democratic change, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Australia and France?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for democratic change?
- Australia ranks 23rd and France ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.