France vs Peru: Democracy

France
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • France
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.

France ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1.2 1 0.2 France
1850s 0.3 1 0.7 Peru
1860s 0.1 1 0.9 Peru
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 France
1920s 2 0 2 France
1930s 2 0.9 1.1 France
1940s 2 0.6667 1.33 France
1950s 1.8 1 0.8 France
1960s 1.5 0.7 0.8 France
1970s 2 0.2 1.8 France
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 France
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 France
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, France or Peru?
France, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between France and Peru?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Peru?
192 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
How do France and Peru rank globally for democracy?
France ranks 1st and Peru 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

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).