Japan vs South Africa: Deliberative political institutions index
Japan
0.901
in 2025
South Africa
0.898
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
South Africa rank
23rd
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.901 against 0.898 in South Africa, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.463 | 0.389 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.4672 | 0.4842 | 0.017 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.4818 | 0.497 | 0.0152 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.3364 | 0.497 | 0.1606 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.3992 | 0.48 | 0.0808 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.7617 | 0.4117 | 0.35 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8528 | 0.409 | 0.4438 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8676 | 0.409 | 0.4586 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8774 | 0.4443 | 0.4331 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.8875 | 0.8327 | 0.0548 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8922 | 0.8828 | 0.0094 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8923 | 0.8597 | 0.0326 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.898 | 0.8962 | 0.0018 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.901 against 0.898 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.003, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Japan ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.