Political Rights Score in France
France: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
39
in 2002
All-time low
38
in 2003
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political Rights Score in France, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in France stood at 38. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in France peaked at 39 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2003.
France ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | — |
| 2003 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- France's 38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.12 | 38 | 39 | 8 |
| 2010s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Belgium 38 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 compare
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 political rights score in France?
- Political rights score in France was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2003.
- How does France rank for political rights score?
- France ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.