France vs Japan: Chief executive of the government is elected
France
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, France or Japan?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between France and Japan?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.