France vs Mexico: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Mexico ahead.
France ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1.25 | 1 | 0.25 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.1111 | 1 | 0.8889 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | France |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | France |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | France |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 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 Mexico?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Mexico?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2018.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Mexico 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).