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Liberal Political Institutions Index in France

France: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.936 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.936
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.936
in 2023
All-time low
0.207
in 1944
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in France, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in France, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.62 —
1790 0.628 +1.3%
1791 0.61 -2.9%
1792 0.448 -26.6%
1793 0.457 +2.0%
1794 0.469 +2.6%
1795 0.618 +31.8%
1796 0.618 +0.0%
1797 0.618 +0.0%
1798 0.618 +0.0%
1799 0.549 -11.2%
1800 0.345 -37.2%
1801 0.358 +3.8%
1802 0.358 +0.0%
1803 0.358 +0.0%
1804 0.358 +0.0%
1805 0.358 +0.0%
1806 0.358 +0.0%
1807 0.358 +0.0%
1808 0.358 +0.0%
1809 0.358 +0.0%
1810 0.358 +0.0%
1811 0.358 +0.0%
1812 0.358 +0.0%
1813 0.358 +0.0%
1814 0.358 +0.0%
1815 0.511 +42.7%
1816 0.532 +4.1%
1817 0.532 +0.0%
1818 0.532 +0.0%
1819 0.532 +0.0%
1820 0.532 +0.0%
1821 0.522 -1.9%
1822 0.522 +0.0%
1823 0.522 +0.0%
1824 0.522 +0.0%
1825 0.522 +0.0%
1826 0.522 +0.0%
1827 0.522 +0.0%
1828 0.522 +0.0%
1829 0.522 +0.0%
1830 0.599 +14.8%
1831 0.599 +0.0%
1832 0.599 +0.0%
1833 0.599 +0.0%
1834 0.599 +0.0%
1835 0.599 +0.0%
1836 0.599 +0.0%
1837 0.599 +0.0%
1838 0.599 +0.0%
1839 0.599 +0.0%
1840 0.599 +0.0%
1841 0.599 +0.0%
1842 0.599 +0.0%
1843 0.599 +0.0%
1844 0.599 +0.0%
1845 0.599 +0.0%
1846 0.599 +0.0%
1847 0.599 +0.0%
1848 0.759 +26.7%
1849 0.759 +0.0%
1850 0.759 +0.0%
1851 0.461 -39.3%
1852 0.47 +2.0%
1853 0.47 +0.0%
1854 0.47 +0.0%
1855 0.47 +0.0%
1856 0.47 +0.0%
1857 0.47 +0.0%
1858 0.47 +0.0%
1859 0.47 +0.0%
1860 0.47 +0.0%
1861 0.509 +8.3%
1862 0.509 +0.0%
1863 0.509 +0.0%
1864 0.509 +0.0%
1865 0.509 +0.0%
1866 0.509 +0.0%
1867 0.509 +0.0%
1868 0.509 +0.0%
1869 0.527 +3.5%
1870 0.602 +14.2%
1871 0.613 +1.8%
1872 0.709 +15.7%
1873 0.709 +0.0%
1874 0.709 +0.0%
1875 0.744 +4.9%
1876 0.744 +0.0%
1877 0.744 +0.0%
1878 0.799 +7.4%
1879 0.799 +0.0%
1880 0.804 +0.6%
1881 0.804 +0.0%
1882 0.804 +0.0%
1883 0.804 +0.0%
1884 0.804 +0.0%
1885 0.804 +0.0%
1886 0.804 +0.0%
1887 0.804 +0.0%
1888 0.804 +0.0%
1889 0.804 +0.0%
1890 0.804 +0.0%
1891 0.804 +0.0%
1892 0.804 +0.0%
1893 0.804 +0.0%
1894 0.804 +0.0%
1895 0.804 +0.0%
1896 0.804 +0.0%
1897 0.804 +0.0%
1898 0.804 +0.0%
1899 0.804 +0.0%
1900 0.804 +0.0%
1901 0.804 +0.0%
1902 0.802 -0.2%
1903 0.802 +0.0%
1904 0.802 +0.0%
1905 0.808 +0.7%
1906 0.812 +0.5%
1907 0.812 +0.0%
1908 0.812 +0.0%
1909 0.812 +0.0%
1910 0.812 +0.0%
1911 0.812 +0.0%
1912 0.812 +0.0%
1913 0.812 +0.0%
1914 0.794 -2.2%
1915 0.793 -0.1%
1916 0.792 -0.1%
1917 0.792 +0.0%
1918 0.792 +0.0%
1919 0.804 +1.5%
1920 0.811 +0.9%
1921 0.811 +0.0%
1922 0.811 +0.0%
1923 0.811 +0.0%
1924 0.811 +0.0%
1925 0.811 +0.0%
1926 0.811 +0.0%
1927 0.811 +0.0%
1928 0.811 +0.0%
1929 0.811 +0.0%
1930 0.811 +0.0%
1931 0.811 +0.0%
1932 0.811 +0.0%
1933 0.811 +0.0%
1934 0.811 +0.0%
1935 0.811 +0.0%
1936 0.811 +0.0%
1937 0.811 +0.0%
1938 0.809 -0.2%
1939 0.806 -0.4%
1940 0.343 -57.4%
1941 0.21 -38.8%
1942 0.21 +0.0%
1943 0.21 +0.0%
1944 0.207 -1.4%
1945 0.539 +160.4%
1946 0.622 +15.4%
1947 0.841 +35.2%
1948 0.841 +0.0%
1949 0.841 +0.0%
1950 0.841 +0.0%
1951 0.841 +0.0%
1952 0.841 +0.0%
1953 0.841 +0.0%
1954 0.832 -1.1%
1955 0.832 +0.0%
1956 0.832 +0.0%
1957 0.832 +0.0%
1958 0.829 -0.4%
1959 0.842 +1.6%
1960 0.847 +0.6%
1961 0.847 +0.0%
1962 0.849 +0.2%
1963 0.86 +1.3%
1964 0.86 +0.0%
1965 0.86 +0.0%
1966 0.861 +0.1%
1967 0.861 +0.0%
1968 0.865 +0.5%
1969 0.9 +4.0%
1970 0.911 +1.2%
1971 0.912 +0.1%
1972 0.912 +0.0%
1973 0.912 +0.0%
1974 0.912 +0.0%
1975 0.912 +0.0%
1976 0.913 +0.1%
1977 0.913 +0.0%
1978 0.913 +0.0%
1979 0.913 +0.0%
1980 0.913 +0.0%
1981 0.922 +1.0%
1982 0.922 +0.0%
1983 0.922 +0.0%
1984 0.922 +0.0%
1985 0.922 +0.0%
1986 0.922 +0.0%
1987 0.922 +0.0%
1988 0.922 +0.0%
1989 0.922 +0.0%
1990 0.922 +0.0%
1991 0.922 +0.0%
1992 0.925 +0.3%
1993 0.916 -1.0%
1994 0.924 +0.9%
1995 0.924 +0.0%
1996 0.924 +0.0%
1997 0.924 +0.0%
1998 0.924 +0.0%
1999 0.924 +0.0%
2000 0.924 +0.0%
2001 0.924 +0.0%
2002 0.924 +0.0%
2003 0.924 +0.0%
2004 0.924 +0.0%
2005 0.924 +0.0%
2006 0.924 +0.0%
2007 0.928 +0.4%
2008 0.928 +0.0%
2009 0.928 +0.0%
2010 0.928 +0.0%
2011 0.928 +0.0%
2012 0.927 -0.1%
2013 0.927 +0.0%
2014 0.927 +0.0%
2015 0.927 +0.0%
2016 0.927 +0.0%
2017 0.927 +0.0%
2018 0.922 -0.5%
2019 0.924 +0.2%
2020 0.919 -0.5%
2021 0.913 -0.7%
2022 0.929 +1.8%
2023 0.936 +0.8%
2024 0.936 +0.0%
2025 0.936 +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.936 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.936 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Chile 0.946 compare
  2. 12 Netherlands 0.945 compare
  3. 13 New Zealand 0.938 compare
  4. 15 Ireland 0.934 compare
  5. 16 Uruguay 0.926 compare
  6. 17 Lithuania 0.923 compare

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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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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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