Japan vs United States: Multi-party elections
Japan
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 136 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Japan and United States?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Japan ranks 1st and United States 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.