Colombia vs Japan: Democracy

Colombia
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Japan Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Colombia
1840s 1 0 1 Colombia
1850s 1 0 1 Colombia
1860s 1.3 0.8 0.5 Colombia
1870s 2 1 1 Colombia
1880s 1.6 1 0.6 Colombia
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1.38 2 0.625 Japan
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, Colombia or Japan?
Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Japan?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
180 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for democracy?
Colombia 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

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).