France vs Italy: Democracy
France
7
in 2025
Italy
7
in 2025
France rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 7 against 7 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Italy |
| 1870s | 5 | 3 | 2 | France |
| 1880s | 5 | 3 | 2 | France |
| 1890s | 5 | 3 | 2 | France |
| 1900s | 5 | 3 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | France |
| 1920s | 5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | France |
| 1930s | 5 | 0.9 | 4.1 | France |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, France or Italy?
- France, at 7 against 7 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?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).