France vs Hungary: Distribution of Democracy Index

France
20
in 2018
Hungary
20
in 2018
France rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • France
  • Hungary
05101520180019092018

How they compare

France currently reports 20 against 20 in Hungary, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Hungary ahead.

France ranks 1st and Hungary ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
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It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).