Australia vs Japan: Democracy
Australia
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 111 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Japan?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Australia 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).