Which has higher democracy, France or Romania?

France, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?

155 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.

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.

France vs Romania: Democracy

France

in 2018

Romania

in 2018

France rank

1st

Romania rank

1st

Democracy over time

France
Romania

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0	1	1	Romania
1860s	0.1	0.6	0.5	Romania
1870s	1.4	0	1.4	France
1880s	2	0	2	France
1890s	2	0	2	France
1900s	2	0	2	France
1910s	2	1	1	France
1920s	2	1	1	France
1930s	2	0.8	1.2	France
1940s	2	0.1667	1.83	France
1950s	1.8	0	1.8	France
1960s	1.5	0	1.5	France
1970s	2	0	2	France
1980s	2	0.1	1.9	France
1990s	2	1.4	0.6	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 Romania?: France, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between France and Romania?: 0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?: 155 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do France and Romania rank globally for democracy?: France ranks 1st and Romania 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: 07 August 2026

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).