| France | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 48.7% (2017) [34/38countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 78.4% (2022) [7/17countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 6.17 (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 72.8% (2019) [9/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 96.2% (2019) [8/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 38.2% (2014) [25/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 72.6% (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 98.1% (2019) [4/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 28.3% (2020) [9/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 12.1% (2020) [11/20countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 31.7% (2023) [15/16countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 59.0% (2013) [12/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 4.84 (2014) [20/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 5.72 (2014) [14/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 4.06 (2014) [26/26countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 27.8% (2019) [17/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 72.6% (2021) [7/15countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 48.1% (2019) [12/21countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.59 (2014) [5/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 6.30 (2014) [6/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 5.95 (2014) [12/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 4.72 (2014) [13/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 6.31 (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 6.14 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 3.58 (2014) [18/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 4.22 (2014) [21/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.40 (2014) [20/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 95.4% (2019) [1/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 70.5% (2023) [8/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 83.0% (2023) [10/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 10.1% (2023) [13/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 43.4% (2023) [16/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 10.0% (2023) [10/16countries] | | |