France vs Italy: Competitive elections
France
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, France or Italy?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between France and Italy?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for competitive elections?
- France ranks 1st and Italy 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.