Chile vs France: Democracy
Chile
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Chile rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 197 shared years of data; in 1818 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and France in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Chile |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1870s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | France |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | France |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Chile and France?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 197 years are reported by both, from 1818 to 2018.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for democracy?
- Chile ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 168 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
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).