France vs Nauru: Electoral democracy
France
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- France
- Nauru
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Nauru ahead.
France ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Nauru?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between France and Nauru?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do France and Nauru rank globally for electoral democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Nauru 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).