Bahrain vs Japan: Direct Democracy Index
Bahrain
0.02
in 2025
Japan
0.02
in 2025
Bahrain rank
104th
Japan rank
104th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Bahrain
- Japan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.02 against 0.02 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | 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 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.158 | 0.02 | 0.138 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.086 | 0.02 | 0.066 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Bahrain or Japan?
- Bahrain, at 0.02 against 0.02 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Bahrain and Japan?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Japan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Bahrain ranks 104th and Japan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.