Honduras vs Japan: Democracy

Honduras
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Honduras rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Honduras
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Honduras ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Japan Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Honduras
1840s 1 0 1 Honduras
1850s 1 0 1 Honduras
1860s 1 0.8 0.2 Honduras
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
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 2 1 Japan
1960s 1 2 1 Japan
1970s 1 2 1 Japan
1980s 1.4 2 0.6 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, Honduras or Japan?
Honduras, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Honduras and Japan?
0, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Japan?
167 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
How do Honduras and Japan rank globally for democracy?
Honduras 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).