Czechia vs Japan: Democracy

Czechia
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Czechia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 87 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Japan Difference Ahead
1910s 2 1 1 Czechia
1920s 2 1 1 Czechia
1930s 1.89 1 0.8889 Czechia
1950s 0 2 2 Japan
1960s 0 2 2 Japan
1970s 0 2 2 Japan
1980s 0.1 2 1.9 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, Czechia or Japan?
Czechia, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Japan?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
87 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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).