Ireland vs Japan: Multi-party elections
Ireland
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | 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 | Ireland |
| 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, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Ireland and Japan?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Ireland 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.