Georgia vs Japan: Democracy
Georgia
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Georgia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Georgia
- Japan
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 212 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Georgia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Georgia or Japan?
- Georgia, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Georgia and Japan?
- 0, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Japan?
- 212 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Georgia and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Georgia 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).