France vs Ireland: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled
France
0.8
in 2025
Ireland
0.822
in 2025
France rank
9th
Ireland rank
6th
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.822 against 0.8 in France, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.
France ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.219 | 0.229 | 0.01 | Ireland |
| 1790s | 0.2049 | 0.244 | 0.0391 | Ireland |
| 1800s | 0.1028 | 0.2475 | 0.1447 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.1349 | 0.2465 | 0.1116 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.162 | 0.2477 | 0.0857 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.195 | 0.2755 | 0.0805 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.2282 | 0.2905 | 0.0623 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.1754 | 0.2933 | 0.1179 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.1649 | 0.3041 | 0.1392 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.3718 | 0.3247 | 0.0471 | France |
| 1880s | 0.4481 | 0.3653 | 0.0828 | France |
| 1890s | 0.4477 | 0.3986 | 0.0491 | France |
| 1900s | 0.4608 | 0.4152 | 0.0456 | France |
| 1910s | 0.441 | 0.3918 | 0.0492 | France |
| 1920s | 0.4635 | 0.5203 | 0.0568 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.4576 | 0.6385 | 0.1809 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.2644 | 0.6451 | 0.3807 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.6242 | 0.6694 | 0.0452 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.6629 | 0.6979 | 0.035 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.7638 | 0.7212 | 0.0426 | France |
| 1980s | 0.7914 | 0.7413 | 0.0501 | France |
| 1990s | 0.8002 | 0.7889 | 0.0113 | France |
| 2000s | 0.8044 | 0.8104 | 0.006 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.8133 | 0.8214 | 0.0081 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7987 | 0.8275 | 0.0288 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled, France or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.822 against 0.8 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled between France and Ireland?
- 0.022, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- France ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 6th 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.