France vs Netherlands: Suffrage
France
100
in 2025
Netherlands
100
in 2025
France rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 100 against 100 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 40 | 0 | 40 | France |
| 1790s | 42 | 16 | 26 | France |
| 1800s | 40 | 11.2 | 28.8 | France |
| 1810s | 16.6 | 12.9 | 3.7 | France |
| 1820s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 1.9 | 6 | 4.1 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 11.8 | 5.8 | 6 | France |
| 1850s | 50 | 5 | 45 | France |
| 1860s | 50 | 6 | 44 | France |
| 1870s | 50 | 6.6 | 43.4 | France |
| 1880s | 50 | 8.6 | 41.4 | France |
| 1890s | 50 | 18.4 | 31.6 | France |
| 1900s | 50 | 30 | 20 | France |
| 1910s | 50 | 38 | 12 | France |
| 1920s | 50 | 100 | 50 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 50 | 100 | 50 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 75 | 100 | 25 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 100 against 100 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between France and Netherlands?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for suffrage?
- France ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.