France vs United States

France vs United States: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.87 of 1 in France and 0.74 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.18 times that in United States.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

France vs United States: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.87 of 1 in France and 0.74 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.18 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2017, when it overtook United States.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearFranceUnited StatesWorld
20250.870.740.48
20240.860.840.49
20230.870.860.49
20220.880.830.5
20210.870.820.5
20200.870.820.51
20190.870.820.52
20180.870.820.52
20170.890.830.52
20160.880.890.52
20150.880.90.52
20140.890.90.52
20130.890.910.52
20120.890.90.53
20110.890.90.53
20100.890.90.52
20090.890.90.52
20080.890.90.52
20070.880.90.52
20060.870.860.52
20050.870.860.52
20040.870.860.51
20030.870.860.51
20020.870.830.5
20010.870.830.49
20000.870.870.49
19990.870.870.49
19980.870.870.49
19970.870.870.49
19960.870.870.48
19950.870.870.47
19940.880.870.47
19930.880.870.46
19920.880.870.44
19910.880.870.42
19900.880.860.41
19890.880.860.36
19880.870.860.36
19870.860.860.35
19860.860.860.34
19850.870.860.34
19840.870.860.33
19830.870.860.32
19820.870.860.32
19810.860.860.32
19800.850.840.32
19790.850.830.31
19780.850.830.3
19770.850.830.3
19760.850.790.29
19750.850.780.29
19740.840.770.29
19730.840.760.29
19720.830.740.29
19710.840.720.29
19700.830.720.29
19690.810.690.29
19680.780.70.3
19670.780.70.29
19660.780.690.29
19650.780.670.3
19640.780.680.3
19630.780.680.3
19620.750.670.29
19610.750.670.29
19600.750.650.28
19590.750.630.27
19580.750.630.27
19570.750.620.27
19560.740.620.26
19550.740.610.25
19540.720.610.25
19530.750.610.24
19520.750.610.24
19510.750.610.24
19500.750.590.23
19490.740.580.22
19480.740.60.22
19470.710.610.21
19460.360.60.19
19450.210.560.16
19440.080.550.14
19430.080.550.14
19420.080.550.14
19410.080.560.15
19400.190.570.15
19390.530.550.17
19380.550.560.17
19370.550.560.17
19360.550.560.17
19350.560.560.17
19340.560.550.18
19330.560.550.18
19320.560.550.19
19310.560.550.18
19300.560.530.18
19290.560.530.19
19280.560.530.19
19270.560.530.19
19260.560.530.19
19250.560.530.19
19240.560.530.19
19230.570.530.19
19220.570.510.19
19210.570.510.19
19200.570.510.18
19190.530.420.16
19180.520.40.15
19170.510.40.15
19160.510.420.15
19150.510.420.15
19140.510.420.15
19130.570.420.15
19120.570.430.15
19110.570.430.15
19100.560.420.15
19090.560.420.15
19080.560.420.15
19070.560.420.15
19060.560.420.15
19050.560.420.15
19040.560.420.14
19030.560.420.14
19020.560.420.15
19010.560.420.14
19000.560.420.14
18990.550.420.22
18980.550.410.22
18970.540.410.22
18960.540.40.22
18950.540.370.22
18940.540.340.21
18930.540.330.21
18920.550.330.21
18910.550.330.2
18900.550.320.2
18890.550.320.2
18880.550.330.2
18870.550.330.2
18860.550.330.19
18850.550.330.19
18840.550.330.2
18830.550.330.19
18820.550.330.19
18810.550.330.19
18800.550.330.19
18790.540.330.19
18780.520.330.18
18770.510.330.18
18760.510.330.19
18750.510.330.18
18740.510.330.18
18730.480.330.18
18720.480.340.18
18710.450.340.18
18700.320.340.18
18690.20.340.17
18680.20.340.17
18670.20.340.17
18660.20.340.16
18650.20.340.16
18640.20.340.16
18630.20.340.16
18620.20.340.16
18610.20.330.15
18600.180.330.15
18590.180.330.14
18580.180.330.14
18570.180.330.14
18560.180.330.13
18550.180.330.13
18540.180.330.13
18530.180.330.13
18520.160.330.13
18510.290.330.13
18500.480.330.13
18490.480.330.15
18480.40.330.13
18470.210.330.11
18460.210.340.11
18450.210.340.11
18440.210.340.11
18430.210.340.1
18420.210.340.1
18410.210.340.1
18400.210.360.1
18390.210.370.1
18380.210.370.09
18370.210.370.09
18360.210.370.1
18350.210.370.09
18340.210.370.09
18330.210.360.09
18320.210.360.09
18310.210.360.09
18300.210.360.09
18290.170.350.08
18280.170.350.08
18270.170.350.09
18260.170.350.08
18250.170.350.08
18240.170.350.08
18230.180.350.08
18220.180.350.08
18210.190.350.07
18200.130.350.07
18190.190.360.06
18180.180.360.06
18170.180.360.06
18160.190.360.06
18150.180.360.06
18140.090.360.05
18130.120.350.05
18120.120.350.06
18110.120.350.06
18100.120.350.06
18090.120.350.05
18080.120.350.05
18070.120.350.05
18060.120.350.05
18050.120.350.05
18040.120.350.05
18030.120.360.05
18020.120.360.05
18010.120.360.05
18000.120.340.05
17990.270.340.05
17980.270.350.06
17970.270.360.05
17960.270.350.05
17950.270.350.05
17940.280.350.05
17930.280.350.05
17920.250.350.05
17910.230.350.05
17900.260.350.05
17890.260.350.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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