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?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.