Japan vs Spain: Multi-party elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Spain 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 | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Japan |
| 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, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Japan and Spain?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Japan ranks 1st and Spain 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.