Japan vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections for legislature
Japan
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Japan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.