France vs United Kingdom: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
United Kingdom
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1800 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- France, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and United Kingdom?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).