France vs Japan: Competitiveness of political participation score

France
5
in 2018
Japan
5
in 2018
France rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Competitiveness of political participation score over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 5 against 5 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1800 it was France ahead.

France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1800s 2 1 1 France
1810s 2.6 1 1.6 France
1820s 3 1 2 France
1830s 3 1 2 France
1840s 3 1 2 France
1850s 2.14 1 1.14 France
1860s 2 3 1 Japan
1870s 0 3 3 Japan
1880s 0 3 3 Japan
1890s 0.6 3 2.4 Japan
1900s 3 3 0
1910s 3.1 3 0.1 France
1920s 4 3 1 France
1930s 5 3 2 France
1950s 3.25 5 1.75 Japan
1960s 4.1 5 0.9 Japan
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, France or Japan?
France, at 5 against 5 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between France and Japan?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
189 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do France and Japan rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of political participation score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of political participation score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed