Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Azerbaijan or Japan?

Japan, at 0.2249 against 0.2181 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Japan?

22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Japan: Citizen support for democracy

Azerbaijan

0.2181

in 2020

Japan

0.2249

in 2020

Azerbaijan rank

45th

Japan rank

44th

Citizen support for democracy over time

Azerbaijan
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2249 against 0.2181 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0068.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 45th and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5368	0.1724	0.3644	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.5902	0.1272	0.463	Azerbaijan
2010s	0.4393	0.1733	0.266	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.2181	0.2249	0.0068	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Azerbaijan or Japan?: Japan, at 0.2249 against 0.2181 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Azerbaijan and Japan?: 0.0068, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Japan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Japan rank globally for citizen support for democracy?: Azerbaijan ranks 45th and Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Citizen support for democracy
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.