France vs Japan: Regulation of Political Participation Score

France
5
in 2018
Japan
5
in 2018
France rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 5 against 5 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Japan ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1800s 4 4 0
1810s 3.4 4 0.6 Japan
1820s 3 4 1 Japan
1830s 3 4 1 Japan
1840s 2.8 4 1.2 Japan
1850s 3.71 4 0.2857 Japan
1860s 4 3 1 France
1870s 1 3 2 Japan
1880s 1 3 2 Japan
1890s 1.2 3 1.8 Japan
1900s 2 3 1 Japan
1910s 2.3 3 0.7 Japan
1920s 5 3 2 France
1930s 5 3 2 France
1950s 2.25 5 2.75 Japan
1960s 2.8 5 2.2 Japan
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, France or Japan?
France, at 5 against 5 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between France and Japan?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
189 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do France and Japan rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
France ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).