What is egalitarian political institutions index in France?

Egalitarian political institutions index in France was 0.813 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2013.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.618 in 1929.

How does France rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

France ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in France

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in France
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.813 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.813

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

32nd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.907

in 2013

All-time low

0.618

in 1929

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in France, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in France stood at 0.813.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in France peaked at 0.907 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.618, in 1929.

That places France 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in France, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in France, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.626	—
1901	0.626	+0.0%
1902	0.626	+0.0%
1903	0.626	+0.0%
1904	0.626	+0.0%
1905	0.626	+0.0%
1906	0.626	+0.0%
1907	0.626	+0.0%
1908	0.626	+0.0%
1909	0.626	+0.0%
1910	0.626	+0.0%
1911	0.626	+0.0%
1912	0.623	-0.5%
1913	0.623	+0.0%
1914	0.622	-0.2%
1915	0.622	+0.0%
1916	0.622	+0.0%
1917	0.623	+0.2%
1918	0.623	+0.0%
1919	0.619	-0.6%
1920	0.619	+0.0%
1921	0.619	+0.0%
1922	0.619	+0.0%
1923	0.619	+0.0%
1924	0.619	+0.0%
1925	0.619	+0.0%
1926	0.619	+0.0%
1927	0.619	+0.0%
1928	0.619	+0.0%
1929	0.618	-0.2%
1930	0.618	+0.0%
1931	0.618	+0.0%
1932	0.618	+0.0%
1933	0.618	+0.0%
1934	0.618	+0.0%
1935	0.618	+0.0%
1936	0.675	+9.2%
1937	0.675	+0.0%
1938	0.675	+0.0%
1939	0.675	+0.0%
1940	0.62	-8.1%
1941	0.622	+0.3%
1942	0.622	+0.0%
1943	0.622	+0.0%
1944	0.674	+8.4%
1945	0.741	+9.9%
1946	0.782	+5.5%
1947	0.779	-0.4%
1948	0.779	+0.0%
1949	0.779	+0.0%
1950	0.779	+0.0%
1951	0.779	+0.0%
1952	0.779	+0.0%
1953	0.779	+0.0%
1954	0.779	+0.0%
1955	0.779	+0.0%
1956	0.779	+0.0%
1957	0.779	+0.0%
1958	0.795	+2.1%
1959	0.808	+1.6%
1960	0.817	+1.1%
1961	0.817	+0.0%
1962	0.817	+0.0%
1963	0.817	+0.0%
1964	0.817	+0.0%
1965	0.817	+0.0%
1966	0.818	+0.1%
1967	0.818	+0.0%
1968	0.818	+0.0%
1969	0.82	+0.2%
1970	0.799	-2.6%
1971	0.799	+0.0%
1972	0.799	+0.0%
1973	0.828	+3.6%
1974	0.826	-0.2%
1975	0.826	+0.0%
1976	0.826	+0.0%
1977	0.823	-0.4%
1978	0.823	+0.0%
1979	0.823	+0.0%
1980	0.823	+0.0%
1981	0.823	+0.0%
1982	0.823	+0.0%
1983	0.823	+0.0%
1984	0.823	+0.0%
1985	0.823	+0.0%
1986	0.823	+0.0%
1987	0.823	+0.0%
1988	0.823	+0.0%
1989	0.824	+0.1%
1990	0.842	+2.2%
1991	0.842	+0.0%
1992	0.866	+2.9%
1993	0.866	+0.0%
1994	0.866	+0.0%
1995	0.866	+0.0%
1996	0.866	+0.0%
1997	0.866	+0.0%
1998	0.874	+0.9%
1999	0.874	+0.0%
2000	0.889	+1.7%
2001	0.889	+0.0%
2002	0.889	+0.0%
2003	0.889	+0.0%
2004	0.889	+0.0%
2005	0.889	+0.0%
2006	0.889	+0.0%
2007	0.89	+0.1%
2008	0.896	+0.7%
2009	0.896	+0.0%
2010	0.896	+0.0%
2011	0.896	+0.0%
2012	0.898	+0.2%
2013	0.907	+1.0%
2014	0.907	+0.0%
2015	0.907	+0.0%
2016	0.899	-0.9%
2017	0.891	-0.9%
2018	0.889	-0.2%
2019	0.881	-0.9%
2020	0.869	-1.4%
2021	0.872	+0.3%
2022	0.859	-1.5%
2023	0.813	-5.4%
2024	0.821	+1.0%
2025	0.813	-1.0%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.813 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
France's 0.813 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.626	0.626	0.626	10
1910s	0.6229	0.619	0.626	10
1920s	0.6189	0.618	0.619	10
1930s	0.6408	0.618	0.675	10
1940s	0.702	0.62	0.782	10
1950s	0.7835	0.779	0.808	10
1960s	0.8176	0.817	0.82	10
1970s	0.8172	0.799	0.828	10
1980s	0.8231	0.823	0.824	10
1990s	0.8628	0.842	0.874	10
2000s	0.8905	0.889	0.896	10
2010s	0.8971	0.881	0.907	10
2020s	0.8412	0.813	0.872	6

Countries ranked near France

29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.839 compare
30 Spain 0.835 compare
31 Seychelles 0.833 compare
33 Finland 0.811 compare
34 Bhutan 0.807 compare
34 Jamaica 0.807 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in France?: Egalitarian political institutions index in France was 0.813 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2013.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.618 in 1929.
How does France rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: France ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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