Freedom Score in France
France: Freedom Score was 89 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in France, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in France is 89, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in France peaked at 96 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2021.
France ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95 | — |
| 2003 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 89 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 99% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- France's 89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.62 | 93 | 96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.6 | 90 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.17 | 89 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More social development data for France
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 788,419 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in France?
- Freedom score in France was 89 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2008.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2021.
- How does France rank for freedom score?
- France ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.