France vs Netherlands: Transparent laws
France
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | 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 | 0.9 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | France |
| 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 Netherlands?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws 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 transparent laws?
- France ranks 1st and Netherlands 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.