France vs Germany: Deliberative Democracy Index
France
0.793
in 2025
Germany
0.79
in 2025
France rank
7th
Germany rank
8th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 0.793 against 0.79 in Germany, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 8th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4232 | 0.1772 | 0.246 | France |
| 1910s | 0.3752 | 0.1982 | 0.177 | France |
| 1920s | 0.4143 | 0.4877 | 0.0734 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.4095 | 0.143 | 0.2665 | France |
| 1940s | 0.0556 | 0.011 | 0.0446 | France |
| 1990s | 0.8003 | 0.865 | 0.0647 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8082 | 0.8695 | 0.0613 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8169 | 0.856 | 0.0391 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8017 | 0.8107 | 0.009 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, France or Germany?
- France, at 0.793 against 0.79 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between France and Germany?
- 0.003, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 8th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. 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 extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.