France vs Japan: Democratic change
France
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Japan rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 democratic change, France or Japan?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between France and Japan?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for democratic change?
- France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.