Japan vs Liberia: Free and fair elections

Japan
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Japan
  • Liberia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Japan ahead.

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

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Liberia Difference Ahead
1890s 1 0.4 0.6 Japan
1900s 1 0 1 Japan
1910s 1 0 1 Japan
1920s 1 0 1 Japan
1930s 1 0 1 Japan
1940s 1 0 1 Japan
1950s 1 0 1 Japan
1960s 1 0 1 Japan
1970s 1 0 1 Japan
1980s 1 0 1 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, Japan or Liberia?
Japan, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Japan and Liberia?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?
124 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Japan ranks 1st and Liberia 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.