Japan vs Luxembourg: Full democracy

Japan
1
in 2025
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.

Across all 211 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.4 0.4 Luxembourg
1950s 0.6 1 0.4 Luxembourg
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Japan or Luxembourg?
Japan, at 1 against 1 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Japan and Luxembourg?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for full democracy?
Japan ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).