Italy vs Japan: Democracy

Italy
2
in 2018
Japan
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 1 0.8889 0.1111 Italy
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.5 1 0.5 Japan
1930s 0 1 1 Japan
1940s 0.4 1 0.6 Japan
1950s 2 2 0
1960s 2 2 0
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
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, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Japan?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
151 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2018.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for democracy?
Italy 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).