Fiji vs Japan: Electoral democracy
Fiji
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Fiji
- Japan
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Fiji or Japan?
- Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Fiji and Japan?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Japan?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Japan rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Fiji ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).