Argentina vs Japan: Democracy
Argentina
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Japan
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Japan?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Japan?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).