France vs Poland: Full democracy
France
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
France ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, France or Poland?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between France and Poland?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for full democracy?
- France ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).