Japan vs United States: Electoral democracy row
Japan
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy row over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | United States |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy row, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy row between Japan and United States?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for electoral democracy row?
- Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.