Liberal Political Institutions Index in France
France: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.936 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liberal Political Institutions Index in France, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.936 for liberal political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in France peaked at 0.936 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1944.
France ranks 14th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5633 | 0.448 | 0.628 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.3567 | 0.345 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4429 | 0.358 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.523 | 0.522 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.599 | 0.599 | 0.599 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.631 | 0.599 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.498 | 0.461 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5069 | 0.47 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7172 | 0.602 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.804 | 0.804 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.804 | 0.804 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.807 | 0.802 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8015 | 0.792 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.811 | 0.811 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8103 | 0.806 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4864 | 0.207 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8363 | 0.829 | 0.842 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.861 | 0.847 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9123 | 0.911 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9211 | 0.913 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9229 | 0.916 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9252 | 0.924 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9264 | 0.922 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9282 | 0.913 | 0.936 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 11 Chile 0.946 compare
- 12 Netherlands 0.945 compare
- 13 New Zealand 0.938 compare
- 16 Uruguay 0.926 compare
- 17 Lithuania 0.923 compare
More reference data data for France
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5862 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1356 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3048 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 127.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal political institutions index in France?
- Liberal political institutions index in France was 0.936 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2023.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1944.
- How does France rank for liberal political institutions index?
- France ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.