Estonia vs France: Full democracy

Estonia
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
France rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • France
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.

Across all 109 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia France Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 France
1950s 0 1 1 France
1960s 0 1 1 France
1970s 0 1 1 France
1980s 0 1 1 France
1990s 0.9 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 full democracy, Estonia or France?
Estonia, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Estonia and France?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Estonia and France rank globally for full democracy?
Estonia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).