Japan vs South Korea: Key features of democracy
Japan
0.819
in 2025
South Korea
0.819
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
South Korea rank
24th
Key features of democracy over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.819 against 0.819 in South 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 South Korea ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South 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 key features of democracy, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.819 against 0.819 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Japan and South Korea?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Japan ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 24th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.