Ireland vs Japan: Justified political positions score

Ireland
2.27
in 2025
Japan
2.46
in 2025
Ireland rank
12th
Japan rank
9th

Justified political positions score over time

  • Ireland
  • Japan
-2-10123190019622025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.46 against 2.27 in Ireland, a difference of 0.19.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Japan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.475 0.317 0.158 Ireland
1910s 0.2593 0.317 0.0577 Japan
1920s 0.1439 0.401 0.2571 Japan
1930s 0.398 0.0462 0.3518 Ireland
1940s 0.398 0.6246 0.2266 Japan
1950s 0.398 2 1.6 Japan
1960s 0.398 2 1.6 Japan
1970s 1.61 2 0.3871 Japan
1980s 1.81 2 0.191 Japan
1990s 1.81 2.4 0.5864 Japan
2000s 1.81 2.66 0.85 Japan
2010s 1.83 2.81 0.9835 Japan
2020s 2.21 2.64 0.4315 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Ireland or Japan?
Japan, at 2.46 against 2.27 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Ireland and Japan?
0.19, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for justified political positions score?
Ireland ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Justified political positions score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified political positions score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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