Brazil vs Japan: Free and fair elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 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 free and fair elections, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Japan?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.