Afghanistan vs Japan: Direct democracy index
Afghanistan
0.02
in 2025
Japan
0.02
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
104th
Japan rank
104th
Direct democracy index over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.02 against 0.02 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.008 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.014 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Afghanistan or Japan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.02 against 0.02 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Direct democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.