Deliberative Democracy Index in France
France: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.793 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Deliberative Democracy Index in France, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deliberative democracy index in France stood at 0.793.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in France peaked at 0.828 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1941.
That places France 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.421 | — |
| 1901 | 0.426 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.424 | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.423 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.427 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.429 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.347 | -19.1% |
| 1915 | 0.323 | -6.9% |
| 1916 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.327 | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.395 | +20.8% |
| 1920 | 0.417 | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.415 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.411 | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.413 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.414 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.413 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.412 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.413 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.41 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.407 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.408 | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.396 | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.083 | -79.0% |
| 1941 | 0.042 | -49.4% |
| 1942 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.069 | +64.3% |
| 1945 | 0.172 | +149.3% |
| 1946 | 0.241 | +40.1% |
| 1947 | 0.565 | +134.4% |
| 1948 | 0.573 | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.576 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.579 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.581 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.557 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.568 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.576 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.582 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.578 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.569 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.577 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.618 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.618 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.616 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.621 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.613 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.669 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.736 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.739 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.732 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.748 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.751 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.758 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.759 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.766 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.776 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.78 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.777 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.776 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.789 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.791 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.787 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.814 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.804 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.799 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.805 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.803 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.802 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.811 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.807 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.813 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.82 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.821 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.817 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.821 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.828 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.817 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.82 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.816 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.808 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.794 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.793 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.814 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.81 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.807 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.793 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.793 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.665, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.793 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.61, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +149.3% | 0.069 | 0.172 |
| 1947 | +134.4% | 0.241 | 0.565 |
| 1940 | -79.0% | 0.396 | 0.083 |
| 1944 | +64.3% | 0.042 | 0.069 |
| 1941 | -49.4% | 0.083 | 0.042 |
| 1946 | +40.1% | 0.172 | 0.241 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4232 | 0.421 | 0.426 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3752 | 0.323 | 0.429 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4143 | 0.411 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4095 | 0.396 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2402 | 0.042 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5747 | 0.557 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6104 | 0.577 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7498 | 0.732 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7795 | 0.766 | 0.791 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.799 | 0.787 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8082 | 0.802 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8169 | 0.794 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8017 | 0.793 | 0.814 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in France?
- Deliberative democracy index in France was 0.793 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.828 in 2012.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1941.
- How does France rank for deliberative democracy index?
- France ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.