France vs Switzerland: Regulation of Political Participation Score
France
5
in 2018
Switzerland
5
in 2018
France rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 5 against 5 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 153 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
France ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 3.78 | 5 | 1.22 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 5 | 3.8 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.3 | 5 | 2.7 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 5 | 2.8 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 5 | 2.2 | Switzerland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- France, at 5 against 5 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between France and Switzerland?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2018.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- France ranks 1st and Switzerland 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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About this data
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).