Which has higher free and fair elections index, Austria or Japan?

Austria, at 0.938 against 0.937 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?

231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Japan: Free and Fair Elections Index

Austria

0.938

in 2025

Japan

0.937

in 2025

Austria rank

25th

Japan rank

27th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Austria
Japan

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.938 against 0.937 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Austria ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 15 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0	0	—
1800s	0	0	0	—
1810s	0	0	0	—
1820s	0	0	0	—
1830s	0	0	0	—
1840s	0.1073	0	0.1073	Austria
1850s	0.0677	0	0.0677	Austria
1860s	0.1926	0	0.1926	Austria
1870s	0.6518	0	0.6518	Austria
1880s	0.6315	0	0.6315	Austria
1890s	0.5335	0.3645	0.169	Austria
1900s	0.4975	0.4595	0.038	Austria
1910s	0.3968	0.4711	0.0743	Japan
1920s	0.7505	0.5679	0.1826	Austria
1930s	0.2713	0.6012	0.3299	Japan
1940s	0.747	0.7976	0.0506	Japan
1950s	0.9154	0.8989	0.0165	Austria
1960s	0.9222	0.9196	0.0026	Austria
1970s	0.9219	0.9206	0.0013	Austria
1980s	0.9203	0.9199	0.0004	Austria
1990s	0.9186	0.9184	0.0002	Austria
2000s	0.9265	0.9254	0.0011	Austria
2010s	0.9327	0.9324	0.0003	Austria
2020s	0.9325	0.9405	0.008	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Austria or Japan?: Austria, at 0.938 against 0.937 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Austria and Japan?: 0.001, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Austria ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.