Japan vs Mauritania: Political opposition
Japan
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Japan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political opposition, Japan or Mauritania?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Japan and Mauritania?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Mauritania rank globally for political opposition?
- Japan ranks 1st and Mauritania 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
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.