Japan vs Myanmar: Direct Democracy Index
Japan
0.02
in 2025
Myanmar
0.021
in 2025
Japan rank
104th
Myanmar rank
103rd
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.021 against 0.02 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Myanmar ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.004 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.1333 | 0.1133 | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.116 | 0.096 | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.0332 | 0.0132 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.0404 | 0.0204 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.078 | 0.058 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.0348 | 0.0148 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.021 against 0.02 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Japan and Myanmar?
- 0.001, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Japan ranks 104th and Myanmar ranks 103rd 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.