France vs India: Country position on nuclear weapons
France
3
in 2023
India
3
in 2023
France rank
1st
India rank
1st
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- France
- India
How they compare
France currently reports 3 against 3 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was India ahead.
France ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 246 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | France |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | France |
| 1960s | 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | France |
| 1970s | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | France |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, France or India?
- France, at 3 against 3 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between France and India?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do France and India rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- France ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.