France vs Italy: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
France
0.967
in 2025
Italy
0.964
in 2025
France rank
16th
Italy rank
17th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 0.967 against 0.964 in Italy, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was France ahead.
France ranks 16th and Italy ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 16 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.333 | 0.014 | 0.319 | France |
| 1820s | 0.333 | 0.014 | 0.319 | France |
| 1830s | 0.5407 | 0.014 | 0.5267 | France |
| 1840s | 0.651 | 0.0179 | 0.6331 | France |
| 1850s | 0.651 | 0.027 | 0.624 | France |
| 1860s | 0.651 | 0.2088 | 0.4422 | France |
| 1870s | 0.651 | 0.261 | 0.39 | France |
| 1880s | 0.651 | 0.261 | 0.39 | France |
| 1890s | 0.651 | 0.261 | 0.39 | France |
| 1900s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1910s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1920s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1930s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1940s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1950s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1960s | 0.651 | 0 | 0.651 | France |
| 1970s | 0.651 | 0.816 | 0.165 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.663 | 0.981 | 0.318 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.825 | 0.981 | 0.156 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9394 | 0.981 | 0.0416 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9431 | 0.9887 | 0.0456 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.9622 | 0.964 | 0.0018 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, France or Italy?
- France, at 0.967 against 0.964 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between France and Italy?
- 0.003, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- France ranks 16th and Italy ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.