Iraq vs Japan: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Iraq
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Iraq
- Japan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections, Iraq or Japan?
- Iraq, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Iraq and Japan?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.