France vs Sweden: Regulation of Political Participation Score

France
5
in 2018
Sweden
5
in 2018
France rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • France
  • Sweden
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How they compare

France currently reports 5 against 5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 188 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

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

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sweden Difference Ahead
1800s 4 4 0
1810s 3.25 4 0.75 Sweden
1820s 3 4 1 Sweden
1830s 3 4 1 Sweden
1840s 2.8 4 1.2 Sweden
1850s 3.78 4 0.2222 Sweden
1860s 4 4 0
1870s 1 4 3 Sweden
1880s 1 4 3 Sweden
1890s 1.2 4 2.8 Sweden
1900s 2 4 2 Sweden
1910s 3 5 2 Sweden
1920s 5 5 0
1930s 5 5 0
1940s 2 5 3 Sweden
1950s 2.2 5 2.8 Sweden
1960s 2.8 5 2.2 Sweden
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, France or Sweden?
France, at 5 against 5 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between France and Sweden?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
188 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
France ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).