France vs United States: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.92 of 1 in France and 0.83 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.09 of 1, or 1.11 times that in United States.

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What the numbers say

France has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United States.
In 2025, France ranked 23 and United States ranked 66 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	France	United States	World
2025	0.92	0.83	0.65
2024	0.92	0.93	0.65
2023	0.92	0.93	0.66
2022	0.92	0.94	0.66
2021	0.92	0.94	0.67
2020	0.92	0.92	0.67
2019	0.94	0.93	0.68
2018	0.95	0.94	0.68
2017	0.95	0.94	0.68
2016	0.95	0.95	0.68
2015	0.95	0.95	0.69
2014	0.95	0.95	0.69
2013	0.95	0.95	0.7
2012	0.95	0.95	0.7
2011	0.96	0.95	0.7
2010	0.96	0.95	0.7
2009	0.96	0.95	0.69
2008	0.96	0.94	0.69
2007	0.95	0.92	0.69
2006	0.95	0.91	0.69
2005	0.95	0.92	0.69
2004	0.95	0.91	0.69
2003	0.95	0.91	0.69
2002	0.95	0.93	0.68
2001	0.95	0.95	0.68
2000	0.95	0.95	0.67
1999	0.95	0.95	0.66
1998	0.95	0.95	0.65
1997	0.95	0.95	0.65
1996	0.95	0.95	0.65
1995	0.95	0.95	0.65
1994	0.95	0.95	0.64
1993	0.95	0.95	0.63
1992	0.95	0.95	0.62
1991	0.95	0.95	0.6
1990	0.95	0.95	0.57
1989	0.95	0.94	0.51
1988	0.95	0.94	0.5
1987	0.95	0.94	0.5
1986	0.95	0.94	0.49
1985	0.95	0.94	0.48
1984	0.95	0.94	0.47
1983	0.95	0.94	0.47
1982	0.95	0.94	0.46
1981	0.94	0.94	0.46
1980	0.94	0.93	0.46
1979	0.94	0.92	0.45
1978	0.94	0.92	0.44
1977	0.94	0.92	0.44
1976	0.94	0.91	0.44
1975	0.94	0.91	0.44
1974	0.94	0.9	0.43
1973	0.94	0.9	0.43
1972	0.94	0.89	0.44
1971	0.94	0.88	0.44
1970	0.94	0.88	0.44
1969	0.94	0.86	0.44
1968	0.92	0.84	0.45
1967	0.91	0.82	0.45
1966	0.91	0.82	0.46
1965	0.9	0.81	0.46
1964	0.9	0.8	0.46
1963	0.9	0.8	0.46
1962	0.83	0.8	0.46
1961	0.82	0.8	0.46
1960	0.82	0.79	0.46
1959	0.81	0.78	0.44
1958	0.82	0.78	0.44
1957	0.83	0.78	0.43
1956	0.83	0.77	0.43
1955	0.83	0.77	0.43
1954	0.82	0.77	0.43
1953	0.89	0.77	0.43
1952	0.89	0.77	0.43
1951	0.89	0.77	0.43
1950	0.89	0.77	0.42
1949	0.88	0.77	0.42
1948	0.88	0.77	0.42
1947	0.88	0.77	0.42
1946	0.87	0.76	0.42
1945	0.7	0.72	0.38
1944	0.29	0.72	0.35
1943	0.29	0.72	0.35
1942	0.29	0.72	0.35
1941	0.29	0.73	0.35
1940	0.3	0.74	0.36
1939	0.82	0.75	0.38
1938	0.84	0.76	0.39
1937	0.84	0.76	0.39
1936	0.84	0.76	0.39
1935	0.84	0.76	0.4
1934	0.85	0.76	0.4
1933	0.84	0.76	0.4
1932	0.84	0.74	0.41
1931	0.84	0.74	0.41
1930	0.84	0.73	0.41
1929	0.84	0.73	0.41
1928	0.84	0.73	0.41
1927	0.84	0.73	0.41
1926	0.84	0.73	0.41
1925	0.84	0.73	0.41
1924	0.85	0.73	0.42
1923	0.85	0.73	0.41
1922	0.85	0.73	0.42
1921	0.85	0.72	0.42
1920	0.85	0.72	0.42
1919	0.82	0.71	0.41
1918	0.8	0.7	0.4
1917	0.8	0.71	0.39
1916	0.8	0.73	0.39
1915	0.8	0.73	0.4
1914	0.8	0.73	0.4
1913	0.85	0.73	0.41
1912	0.85	0.73	0.41
1911	0.85	0.73	0.41
1910	0.85	0.73	0.41
1909	0.85	0.73	0.41
1908	0.85	0.73	0.41
1907	0.85	0.73	0.41
1906	0.85	0.73	0.41
1905	0.84	0.73	0.41
1904	0.83	0.73	0.41
1903	0.83	0.73	0.41
1902	0.83	0.74	0.41
1901	0.84	0.74	0.41
1900	0.83	0.73	0.41
1899	0.82	0.73	0.47
1898	0.82	0.73	0.47
1897	0.81	0.73	0.46
1896	0.81	0.73	0.47
1895	0.81	0.73	0.46
1894	0.81	0.73	0.46
1893	0.81	0.73	0.46
1892	0.82	0.73	0.45
1891	0.82	0.73	0.45
1890	0.82	0.73	0.45
1889	0.82	0.73	0.45
1888	0.82	0.73	0.45
1887	0.82	0.72	0.45
1886	0.82	0.72	0.44
1885	0.82	0.73	0.44
1884	0.82	0.73	0.44
1883	0.82	0.73	0.44
1882	0.82	0.73	0.44
1881	0.82	0.73	0.44
1880	0.82	0.73	0.44
1879	0.8	0.73	0.45
1878	0.78	0.73	0.45
1877	0.76	0.73	0.44
1876	0.76	0.73	0.45
1875	0.76	0.73	0.45
1874	0.76	0.73	0.45
1873	0.75	0.73	0.45
1872	0.75	0.73	0.44
1871	0.45	0.73	0.45
1870	0.4	0.73	0.44
1869	0.47	0.73	0.44
1868	0.47	0.73	0.43
1867	0.47	0.73	0.44
1866	0.47	0.73	0.43
1865	0.47	0.69	0.43
1864	0.47	0.69	0.42
1863	0.47	0.69	0.43
1862	0.47	0.69	0.43
1861	0.45	0.67	0.42
1860	0.43	0.63	0.41
1859	0.43	0.59	0.4
1858	0.43	0.59	0.4
1857	0.43	0.59	0.4
1856	0.43	0.59	0.4
1855	0.43	0.59	0.4
1854	0.43	0.59	0.4
1853	0.43	0.59	0.4
1852	0.43	0.59	0.39
1851	0.45	0.59	0.39
1850	0.75	0.59	0.39
1849	0.75	0.59	0.41
1848	0.75	0.56	0.4
1847	0.64	0.56	0.38
1846	0.64	0.56	0.38
1845	0.64	0.56	0.37
1844	0.64	0.56	0.37
1843	0.64	0.56	0.37
1842	0.64	0.56	0.37
1841	0.64	0.56	0.37
1840	0.64	0.56	0.36
1839	0.64	0.56	0.36
1838	0.64	0.56	0.36
1837	0.64	0.6	0.36
1836	0.64	0.6	0.36
1835	0.64	0.6	0.36
1834	0.64	0.6	0.35
1833	0.64	0.6	0.35
1832	0.64	0.6	0.35
1831	0.64	0.6	0.35
1830	0.64	0.6	0.35
1829	0.52	0.6	0.35
1828	0.52	0.6	0.35
1827	0.52	0.6	0.35
1826	0.52	0.6	0.35
1825	0.52	0.6	0.35
1824	0.52	0.6	0.34
1823	0.52	0.6	0.35
1822	0.52	0.6	0.34
1821	0.55	0.6	0.34
1820	0.59	0.6	0.33
1819	0.59	0.6	0.32
1818	0.59	0.6	0.31
1817	0.59	0.6	0.31
1816	0.59	0.6	0.32
1815	0.59	0.6	0.32
1814	0.4	0.6	0.3
1813	0.4	0.6	0.29
1812	0.4	0.6	0.28
1811	0.4	0.6	0.28
1810	0.4	0.6	0.29
1809	0.4	0.6	0.29
1808	0.4	0.6	0.28
1807	0.4	0.6	0.28
1806	0.4	0.6	0.27
1805	0.4	0.6	0.27
1804	0.4	0.6	0.27
1803	0.4	0.6	0.27
1802	0.4	0.6	0.27
1801	0.4	0.6	0.27
1800	0.37	0.58	0.27
1799	0.56	0.58	0.28
1798	0.55	0.59	0.27
1797	0.55	0.6	0.27
1796	0.55	0.6	0.27
1795	0.55	0.6	0.27
1794	0.41	0.6	0.27
1793	0.37	0.6	0.27
1792	0.38	0.6	0.27
1791	0.56	0.6	0.27
1790	0.61	0.6	0.27
1789	0.56	0.6	0.27

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V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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