Australia vs Japan: Liberal democracy
Australia
3
in 2025
Japan
3
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3 against 3 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Australia |
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1870s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Australia |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Australia |
| 1940s | 3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | Australia |
| 1950s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Australia and Japan?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.