Chile vs Japan: Political opposition

Chile
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Chile
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

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

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Japan Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0.3 0 0.3 Chile
1830s 0.8 0 0.8 Chile
1840s 1 0 1 Chile
1850s 1 0 1 Chile
1860s 1 0 1 Chile
1870s 1 0 1 Chile
1880s 1 0 1 Chile
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.6 1 0.4 Japan
1930s 0.8 1 0.2 Japan
1940s 1 0 1 Chile
1950s 1 0.8 0.2 Chile
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 0.3 1 0.7 Japan
1980s 0.1 1 0.9 Japan
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 political opposition, Chile or Japan?
Chile, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Chile and Japan?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Japan rank globally for political opposition?
Chile 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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