Australia vs France: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.8361 against 0.793 in Australia, a difference of 0.0431.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and France ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 | 0.528 | 0.5632 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.8444 | 0.2852 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8965 | 0.8452 | 0.0513 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.793 | 0.8361 | 0.0431 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Australia or France?
- France, at 0.8361 against 0.793 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Australia and France?
- 0.0431, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Australia ranks 23rd and France ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.