France vs Germany: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Germany
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 168 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | France |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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, France or Germany?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Germany?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Germany 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).