Estonia vs Japan: Multi-party elections for legislature
Estonia
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Japan |
| 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, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Estonia and Japan?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Estonia 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.