Japan vs South Africa: Participatory political institutions index
Japan
0.563
in 2025
South Africa
0.564
in 2025
Japan rank
66th
South Africa rank
64th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.564 against 0.563 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 64th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1828 | 0.3551 | 0.1723 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.195 | 0.4018 | 0.2068 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.2209 | 0.404 | 0.1831 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.189 | 0.4136 | 0.2246 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.3255 | 0.4082 | 0.0827 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.5595 | 0.388 | 0.1715 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.56 | 0.4003 | 0.1597 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.567 | 0.4031 | 0.1639 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5756 | 0.3991 | 0.1765 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5799 | 0.5807 | 0.0008 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5824 | 0.638 | 0.0556 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5802 | 0.6074 | 0.0272 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5653 | 0.574 | 0.0087 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.564 against 0.563 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.001, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Japan ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 64th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.