Japan vs Korea: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Japan
0.819
in 2025
Korea
0.819
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Korea rank
24th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.819 against 0.819 in Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Korea ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.025 | 0.015 | 0.01 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.012 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.029 | 0.015 | 0.014 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.0315 | 0.015 | 0.0165 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.083 | 0.015 | 0.068 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.083 | 0.0168 | 0.0662 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.155 | 0.0249 | 0.1301 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.173 | 0.0214 | 0.1516 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.177 | 0.0123 | 0.1647 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.1964 | 0.014 | 0.1824 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1909 | 0.014 | 0.1769 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2313 | 0.0708 | 0.1605 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.7018 | 0.2568 | 0.445 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8305 | 0.2536 | 0.5769 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8352 | 0.2246 | 0.6106 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8355 | 0.3359 | 0.4996 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.8369 | 0.7225 | 0.1144 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8429 | 0.8184 | 0.0245 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8299 | 0.7672 | 0.0627 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8242 | 0.7948 | 0.0293 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 0.819 against 0.819 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Japan and Korea?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Japan ranks 24th and Korea ranks 24th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.