France vs Gabon: Transparent laws
France
1
in 2025
Gabon
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- France
- Gabon
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Gabon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 176 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, France or Gabon?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between France and Gabon?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do France and Gabon rank globally for transparent laws?
- France ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.