Australia vs France: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled
Australia
0.793
in 2025
France
0.8
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
France rank
9th
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.8 against 0.793 in Australia, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 19 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.087 | 0.219 | 0.132 | France |
| 1790s | 0.0865 | 0.2049 | 0.1184 | France |
| 1800s | 0.087 | 0.1028 | 0.0158 | France |
| 1810s | 0.09 | 0.1349 | 0.0449 | France |
| 1820s | 0.155 | 0.162 | 0.007 | France |
| 1830s | 0.199 | 0.195 | 0.004 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.2596 | 0.2282 | 0.0314 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3549 | 0.1754 | 0.1795 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.5086 | 0.1649 | 0.3437 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.5085 | 0.3718 | 0.1367 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.5085 | 0.4481 | 0.0604 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.5067 | 0.4477 | 0.059 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.6712 | 0.4608 | 0.2104 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.6788 | 0.441 | 0.2378 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7198 | 0.4635 | 0.2563 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.7189 | 0.4576 | 0.2613 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.7072 | 0.2644 | 0.4428 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.7639 | 0.6242 | 0.1397 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.7835 | 0.6629 | 0.1206 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.8122 | 0.7638 | 0.0484 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8395 | 0.7914 | 0.0481 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8471 | 0.8002 | 0.0469 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8418 | 0.8044 | 0.0374 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8289 | 0.8133 | 0.0156 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7923 | 0.7987 | 0.0063 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled, Australia or France?
- France, at 0.8 against 0.793 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled between Australia and France?
- 0.007, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.