Which has higher liberal democracy index, Czechia or France?

France, at 0.8 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?

225 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs France: Liberal Democracy Index

Czechia

0.794

in 2025

France

0.8

in 2025

Czechia rank

10th

France rank

9th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Czechia
France

How they compare

France currently reports 0.8 against 0.794 in Czechia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.

Czechia ranks 10th and France ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and France in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	France	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.05	0.219	0.169	France
1790s	0.0487	0.2049	0.1562	France
1800s	0.049	0.1028	0.0538	France
1810s	0.0508	0.1349	0.0841	France
1820s	0.053	0.162	0.109	France
1830s	0.053	0.195	0.142	France
1840s	0.0631	0.2282	0.1651	France
1850s	0.0449	0.1522	0.1073	France
1860s	0.1105	0.1575	0.047	France
1870s	0.2191	0.4004	0.1813	France
1880s	0.2189	0.4481	0.2292	France
1890s	0.2348	0.4477	0.2129	France
1900s	0.2369	0.4608	0.2239	France
1910s	0.2438	0.441	0.1972	France
1920s	0.6035	0.4635	0.14	Czechia
1930s	0.528	0.4576	0.0704	Czechia
1940s	0.0457	0.2644	0.2187	France
1950s	0.0343	0.6242	0.5899	France
1960s	0.0549	0.6629	0.608	France
1970s	0.0497	0.7638	0.7141	France
1980s	0.0561	0.7914	0.7353	France
1990s	0.801	0.8002	0.0008	Czechia
2000s	0.8134	0.8044	0.009	Czechia
2010s	0.7634	0.8133	0.0499	France
2020s	0.7653	0.7987	0.0333	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Czechia or France?: France, at 0.8 against 0.794 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Czechia and France?: 0.006, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?: 225 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and France rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Czechia ranks 10th and France ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.