What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?

0.005, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Japan: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Cote d'Ivoire

0.568

in 2025

Japan

0.563

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

63rd

Japan rank

66th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Japan

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.568 against 0.563 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 66th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.1828	0.0898	Japan
1910s	0.093	0.195	0.102	Japan
1920s	0.095	0.2209	0.1259	Japan
1930s	0.1102	0.189	0.0788	Japan
1940s	0.1313	0.3255	0.1942	Japan
1950s	0.1708	0.5595	0.3887	Japan
1960s	0.14	0.56	0.42	Japan
1970s	0.1488	0.567	0.4182	Japan
1980s	0.3969	0.5756	0.1787	Japan
1990s	0.5117	0.5799	0.0682	Japan
2000s	0.5885	0.5824	0.0061	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.5954	0.5802	0.0152	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.5987	0.5653	0.0333	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Cote d'Ivoire or Japan?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.568 against 0.563 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?: 0.005, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Japan rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.