France vs Lebanon: Electoral democracy
France
1
in 2025
Lebanon
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- France
- Lebanon
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
France ranks 1st and Lebanon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, France or Lebanon?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between France and Lebanon?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do France and Lebanon rank globally for electoral democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Lebanon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).