Which has higher participatory democracy index, Brazil or Japan?

Brazil, at 0.528 against 0.526 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Japan: Participatory Democracy Index

Brazil

0.528

in 2025

Japan

0.526

in 2025

Brazil rank

31st

Japan rank

32nd

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Japan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.528 against 0.526 in Japan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 31st and Japan ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 18 and Japan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.061	0.011	0.05	Brazil
1790s	0.061	0.011	0.05	Brazil
1800s	0.0614	0.011	0.0504	Brazil
1810s	0.063	0.011	0.052	Brazil
1820s	0.0993	0.011	0.0883	Brazil
1830s	0.1335	0.011	0.1225	Brazil
1840s	0.1136	0.011	0.1026	Brazil
1850s	0.1158	0.012	0.1038	Brazil
1860s	0.1192	0.0131	0.1061	Brazil
1870s	0.1146	0.029	0.0856	Brazil
1880s	0.1355	0.0349	0.1006	Brazil
1890s	0.1274	0.0621	0.0653	Brazil
1900s	0.1369	0.0669	0.07	Brazil
1910s	0.1376	0.0713	0.0663	Brazil
1920s	0.1385	0.0829	0.0556	Brazil
1930s	0.072	0.073	0.001	Japan
1940s	0.1201	0.1315	0.0114	Japan
1950s	0.2306	0.4486	0.218	Japan
1960s	0.1687	0.5313	0.3626	Japan
1970s	0.1317	0.539	0.4073	Japan
1980s	0.2721	0.5441	0.272	Japan
1990s	0.5724	0.5482	0.0242	Brazil
2000s	0.6261	0.5554	0.0707	Brazil
2010s	0.5758	0.5432	0.0326	Brazil
2020s	0.493	0.5295	0.0365	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Brazil or Japan?: Brazil, at 0.528 against 0.526 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Brazil and Japan?: 0.002, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Brazil ranks 31st and Japan ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.