France vs Serbia: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Serbia
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1830 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1840s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Serbia |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 2 | 1.12 | 0.875 | France |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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 Serbia?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Serbia?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Serbia?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do France and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Serbia 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
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).