Japan vs South Africa: Justified political positions score
Japan
2.46
in 2025
South Africa
2.47
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
South Africa rank
8th
Justified political positions score over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.47 against 2.46 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 8th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.317 | 0.515 | 0.198 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.317 | 0.658 | 0.341 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.401 | 0.658 | 0.257 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.0462 | 0.658 | 0.6118 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.6246 | 0.6284 | 0.0038 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.51 | 1.49 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.51 | 1.49 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.51 | 1.49 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.5675 | 1.43 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1.51 | 0.8808 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 1.78 | 0.88 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.81 | 1.71 | 1.1 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.47 | 0.1677 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.47 against 2.46 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.01, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Japan ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 8th 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.