Albania vs France: Democracy

Albania
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Albania rank
1st
France rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Albania
  • France
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.

Across all 101 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania France Difference Ahead
1910s 1 2 1 France
1920s 0.5 2 1.5 France
1930s 0.1 2 1.9 France
1940s 0.3333 2 1.67 France
1950s 0 1.8 1.8 France
1960s 0 1.5 1.5 France
1970s 0 2 2 France
1980s 0 2 2 France
1990s 1 2 1 France
2000s 1.8 2 0.2 France
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Albania or France?
Albania, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Albania and France?
0, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and France?
101 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2018.
How do Albania and France rank globally for democracy?
Albania ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).