Bhutan vs Japan: Political opposition

Bhutan
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Bhutan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Japan Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 1 1 Japan
1900s 0 1 1 Japan
1910s 0 1 1 Japan
1920s 0 1 1 Japan
1930s 0 1 1 Japan
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.8 0.8 Japan
1960s 0 1 1 Japan
1970s 0 1 1 Japan
1980s 0 1 1 Japan
1990s 0 1 1 Japan
2000s 0.2 1 0.8 Japan
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Bhutan or Japan?
Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Bhutan and Japan?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for political opposition?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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