Japan vs Sweden: Political regime polity

Japan
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
00.511.52180019092018

How they compare

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

Across all 212 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0 —
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 0 0 —
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0.5 0.5 Sweden
1860s 0.8 1 0.2 Sweden
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 1 1 0 —
1890s 1 1 0 —
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 1 1.6 0.6 Sweden
1920s 1 2 1 Sweden
1930s 1 2 1 Sweden
1940s 1 2 1 Sweden
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 political regime polity, Japan or Sweden?
Japan, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Japan and Sweden?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
212 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for political regime polity?
Japan ranks 1st and Sweden 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed