Austria vs Japan: Democracy

Austria
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Austria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Japan ahead.

Austria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Japan Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0.9 0.8 0.1 Austria
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 2 1 1 Austria
1930s 0.9 1 0.1 Japan
1940s 1 1 0
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, Austria or Japan?
Austria, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Japan?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
211 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for democracy?
Austria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 168 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).