France vs Kiribati: Democracy

France
7
in 2025
Kiribati
7
in 2025
France rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • France
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

France currently reports 7 against 7 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was France ahead.

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

France has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Kiribati Difference Ahead
1890s 5 0 5 France
1900s 5 0 5 France
1910s 5 0 5 France
1920s 5 0 5 France
1930s 5 0 5 France
1940s 2.8 0 2.8 France
1950s 7 0 7 France
1960s 7 1.2 5.8 France
1970s 7 3 4 France
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 Kiribati?
France, at 7 against 7 in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between France and Kiribati?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kiribati?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do France and Kiribati rank globally for democracy?
France ranks 1st and Kiribati 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

Indicator
Democracy
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

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).