Japan vs South Africa: Political regime polity
Japan
2
in 2018
South Africa
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Political regime polity over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1910 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political regime polity, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in political regime polity between Japan and South Africa?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2018.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for political regime polity?
- Japan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.