Japan vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Japan
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 136 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Japan ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.