France vs Ireland: Participatory democracy index
France
0.597
in 2025
Ireland
0.619
in 2025
France rank
12th
Ireland rank
10th
Participatory democracy index over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.619 against 0.597 in France, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Ireland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.094 | 0.088 | 0.006 | France |
| 1790s | 0.1115 | 0.0961 | 0.0154 | France |
| 1800s | 0.0569 | 0.1 | 0.0431 | Ireland |
| 1810s | 0.0566 | 0.1142 | 0.0576 | Ireland |
| 1820s | 0.0565 | 0.1148 | 0.0583 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 0.1257 | 0.145 | 0.0193 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 0.1584 | 0.1583 | 0.0001 | France |
| 1850s | 0.1404 | 0.1595 | 0.0191 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.1273 | 0.164 | 0.0367 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.2582 | 0.1763 | 0.0819 | France |
| 1880s | 0.3127 | 0.2081 | 0.1046 | France |
| 1890s | 0.3264 | 0.2859 | 0.0405 | France |
| 1900s | 0.3421 | 0.2962 | 0.0459 | France |
| 1910s | 0.3317 | 0.2839 | 0.0478 | France |
| 1920s | 0.3475 | 0.4168 | 0.0693 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.3426 | 0.49 | 0.1474 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.226 | 0.5012 | 0.2752 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.4979 | 0.5022 | 0.0043 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.5667 | 0.5433 | 0.0234 | France |
| 1970s | 0.6142 | 0.5588 | 0.0554 | France |
| 1980s | 0.6223 | 0.574 | 0.0483 | France |
| 1990s | 0.6477 | 0.6208 | 0.0269 | France |
| 2000s | 0.6538 | 0.6355 | 0.0183 | France |
| 2010s | 0.6344 | 0.6403 | 0.0059 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6047 | 0.6293 | 0.0247 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, France or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.619 against 0.597 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index 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 participatory democracy index?
- France ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.