Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in France
France: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 78.99 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in France, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in France stood at 78.99 0-100.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in France peaked at 84.95 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.36 0-100, in 2003.
That places France 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in France, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.38 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 74.58 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 75.17 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.94 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.36 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 81.1 0-100 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 84.95 0-100 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 82.23 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 83 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.19 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.9 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.76 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.28 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 81.57 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.37 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 80.22 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.29 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.49 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.09 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.03 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.48 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.29 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.25 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.46 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.5 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.79 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 78.99 0-100 | +0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 78.99 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.46 0-100, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- France's 78.99 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.89 0-100, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.48 0-100 | 74.58 0-100 | 76.38 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.31 0-100 | 74.36 0-100 | 84.95 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.06 0-100 | 78.48 0-100 | 81.76 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.05 0-100 | 78.29 0-100 | 79.5 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in France?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in France was 78.99 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 84.95 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.36 0-100 in 2003.
- How does France rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- France ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).