Colombia vs France: Competitive elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
France rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Colombia and France?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for competitive elections?
- Colombia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.