Australia vs Japan: Multi-party elections
Australia
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Australia and Japan?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Australia 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.