France vs Namibia: Competitive elections
France
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- France
- Namibia
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was France ahead.
France ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 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 Namibia?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between France and Namibia?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do France and Namibia rank globally for competitive elections?
- France ranks 1st and Namibia 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.