Japan vs Pakistan: Direct Democracy Index
Japan
0.02
in 2025
Pakistan
0.02
in 2025
Japan rank
104th
Pakistan rank
104th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.02 against 0.02 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Pakistan ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.006 | 0.014 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.1268 | 0.1068 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.104 | 0.084 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.1568 | 0.1368 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.098 | 0.078 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.022 | 0.002 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Japan or Pakistan?
- Japan, at 0.02 against 0.02 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Japan and Pakistan?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Japan ranks 104th and Pakistan 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.