Egalitarian Democracy Index in France
France: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.721 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.721
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.806
in 2013
All-time low
0.166
in 1941
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in France, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in France is 0.721, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in France peaked at 0.806 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.166, in 1941.
That places France 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.377 | — |
| 1901 | 0.382 | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.381 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.38 | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.379 | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.382 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.384 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.383 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.349 | -8.9% |
| 1915 | 0.351 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.349 | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.352 | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.36 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.382 | +6.1% |
| 1921 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.38 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.377 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.379 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.378 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.377 | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.375 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.395 | +5.3% |
| 1937 | 0.396 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.382 | -3.5% |
| 1940 | 0.198 | -48.2% |
| 1941 | 0.166 | -16.2% |
| 1942 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.18 | +8.4% |
| 1945 | 0.238 | +32.2% |
| 1946 | 0.323 | +35.7% |
| 1947 | 0.563 | +74.3% |
| 1948 | 0.586 | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.595 | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.596 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.572 | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 0.585 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.59 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.598 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.609 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.607 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.616 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.641 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.639 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.646 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.643 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.669 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.681 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.684 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.679 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.705 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.707 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.715 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.714 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.715 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.716 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.725 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.728 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.725 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.736 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.738 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.749 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.764 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.763 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.762 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.758 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.764 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.763 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.766 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.775 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.778 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.779 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.781 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.795 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.799 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.801 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.794 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.792 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.778 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.764 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.755 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.759 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.727 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.724 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.721 | -0.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.721 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.721 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +74.3% | 0.323 | 0.563 |
| 1940 | -48.2% | 0.382 | 0.198 |
| 1946 | +35.7% | 0.238 | 0.323 |
| 1945 | +32.2% | 0.18 | 0.238 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3801 | 0.377 | 0.382 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3644 | 0.349 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3796 | 0.377 | 0.382 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3831 | 0.375 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3172 | 0.166 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5943 | 0.572 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6368 | 0.616 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7031 | 0.679 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7277 | 0.716 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7604 | 0.749 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7815 | 0.775 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.793 | 0.764 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7412 | 0.721 | 0.761 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in France?
- Egalitarian democracy index in France was 0.721 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.806 in 2013.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.166 in 1941.
- How does France rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- France ranks 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.