France vs Italy: Liberal democracy

France
3
in 2025
Italy
3
in 2025
France rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Liberal democracy over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

France currently reports 3 against 3 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.