Japan vs Netherlands: Democracy

Japan
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

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

Across all 192 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

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

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0.2 0.2 Netherlands
1850s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1860s 0.8 1 0.2 Netherlands
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1.3 0.3 Netherlands
1920s 1 2 1 Netherlands
1930s 1 2 1 Netherlands
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, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Japan and Netherlands?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
192 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2018.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
Japan ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).