Brazil vs Japan: Multi-party elections for legislature
Brazil
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Brazil and Japan?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.