France vs Germany: Universal right to vote in practice
France
2
in 2025
Germany
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, France or Germany?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between France and Germany?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).