Georgia vs Japan: Democracy

Georgia
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Georgia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Georgia
  • Japan
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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

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).