Japan vs Poland: Participatory Democracy Index
Japan
0.526
in 2025
Poland
0.519
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Poland rank
35th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.526 against 0.519 in Poland, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.011 | 0.169 | 0.158 | Poland |
| 1790s | 0.011 | 0.1325 | 0.1215 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0.011 | 0.025 | 0.014 | Poland |
| 1810s | 0.011 | 0.0223 | 0.0113 | Poland |
| 1820s | 0.011 | 0.0168 | 0.0058 | Poland |
| 1830s | 0.011 | 0.0156 | 0.0046 | Poland |
| 1840s | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.012 | 0.0118 | 0.0002 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.012 | 0.0138 | 0.0017 | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.077 | 0.12 | 0.043 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.0829 | 0.2093 | 0.1264 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.0736 | 0.0979 | 0.0243 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.1757 | 0.0427 | 0.133 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.4486 | 0.0334 | 0.4152 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.5313 | 0.0357 | 0.4956 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.539 | 0.0384 | 0.5006 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5441 | 0.0612 | 0.4829 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5482 | 0.6062 | 0.058 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.5554 | 0.6479 | 0.0925 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5432 | 0.5683 | 0.0251 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.5295 | 0.4177 | 0.1118 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 0.526 against 0.519 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Japan and Poland?
- 0.007, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.