Japan vs Nepal: Democracy

Japan
2
in 2018
Nepal
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Japan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 212 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Nepal ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nepal Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0.4 0.4 Nepal
1850s 0 1 1 Nepal
1860s 0.8 1 0.2 Nepal
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 2 0.375 1.62 Japan
1960s 2 0 2 Japan
1970s 2 0 2 Japan
1980s 2 0.9 1.1 Japan
1990s 2 1.1 0.9 Japan
2000s 2 1.2 0.8 Japan
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Japan or Nepal?
Japan, at 2 against 2 in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Japan and Nepal?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
212 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for democracy?
Japan ranks 1st and Nepal 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).