Germany vs Japan: Equality of political power across social groups score
Germany
2.65
in 2025
Japan
2.9
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Equality of political power across social groups score over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.9 against 2.65 in Germany, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1790s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1800s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1810s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1820s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1830s | -1.14 | -1.06 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1840s | -0.8872 | -1.06 | 0.1738 | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.104 | -1.06 | 1.17 | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.104 | -1.06 | 1.17 | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.104 | 1.07 | 0.965 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.104 | 1.07 | 0.965 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.104 | 1.07 | 0.965 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.104 | 1.07 | 0.965 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.2823 | 1.07 | 0.7867 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.1 | 1.07 | 0.027 | Germany |
| 1930s | -0.6339 | 0.9826 | 1.62 | Japan |
| 1940s | -1.24 | 0.637 | 1.87 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.66 | 2.07 | 0.587 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.07 | 0.587 | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.65 | 2.07 | 0.5788 | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 2.9 | 0.258 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.9 against 2.65 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Germany and Japan?
- 0.25, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equality of political power across social groups score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.