France vs Greece: Universal right to vote in practice
France
2
in 2025
Greece
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- France
- Greece
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Greece ahead.
France ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 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 Greece?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between France and Greece?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do France and Greece rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- France ranks 1st and Greece 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).