Japan vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Multi-party elections 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.
Across the 12 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
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 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections 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?
- 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. 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.