El Salvador vs Japan: Political regime polity

El Salvador
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
El Salvador rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 168 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1850s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1860s 1 0.8 0.2 El Salvador
1870s 1 1 0 β€”
1880s 1 1 0 β€”
1890s 1 1 0 β€”
1900s 0.3 1 0.7 Japan
1910s 0 1 1 Japan
1920s 0 1 1 Japan
1930s 0 1 1 Japan
1940s 0 1 1 Japan
1950s 0 2 2 Japan
1960s 1 2 1 Japan
1970s 0.8 2 1.2 Japan
1980s 1.6 2 0.4 Japan
1990s 2 2 0 β€”
2000s 2 2 0 β€”
2010s 2 2 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime polity, El Salvador or Japan?
El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between El Salvador and Japan?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
168 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for political regime polity?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed