Hungary vs Japan: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Japan
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 143 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 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, Hungary or Japan?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Japan?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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).