Japan vs Romania: Democracy

Japan
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Japan
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 0 1 1 Romania
1860s 0.8 0.6 0.2 Japan
1870s 1 0 1 Japan
1880s 1 0 1 Japan
1890s 1 0 1 Japan
1900s 1 0 1 Japan
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.8 0.2 Japan
1940s 1 0 1 Japan
1950s 2 0 2 Japan
1960s 2 0 2 Japan
1970s 2 0 2 Japan
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Japan
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 Japan
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 Romania?
Japan, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Japan and Romania?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
152 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Japan and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Japan ranks 1st and Romania 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).