France vs Ireland: Transparent laws
France
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
France ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | France |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, France or Ireland?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between France and Ireland?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for transparent laws?
- France ranks 1st and Ireland 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.