Japan vs Sri Lanka: Participatory democracy index
Japan
0.526
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.52
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
34th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.526 against 0.52 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0669 | 0.048 | 0.0189 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0713 | 0.066 | 0.0053 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0829 | 0.073 | 0.0099 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.073 | 0.1094 | 0.0364 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.1315 | 0.1637 | 0.0322 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.4486 | 0.2995 | 0.1491 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.5313 | 0.3096 | 0.2217 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.539 | 0.2796 | 0.2594 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5441 | 0.2504 | 0.2937 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5482 | 0.2769 | 0.2713 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5554 | 0.2629 | 0.2925 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.5432 | 0.3029 | 0.2403 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5295 | 0.3948 | 0.1347 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 0.526 against 0.52 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.006, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 34th 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.