Croatia vs Japan: Free and fair elections

Croatia
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Croatia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.

Across all 80 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Japan Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1 1 Japan
1950s 0 1 1 Japan
1960s 0 1 1 Japan
1970s 0 1 1 Japan
1980s 0 1 1 Japan
1990s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Japan
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, Croatia or Japan?
Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Croatia and Japan?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for free and fair elections?
Croatia 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.