Japan vs Marshall Islands: Elected parliament
Japan
1
in 2025
Marshall Islands
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Japan
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Marshall Islands |
| 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 elected parliament, Japan or Marshall Islands?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Japan and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Marshall Islands?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Marshall Islands rank globally for elected parliament?
- Japan ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. 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 elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.