Japan vs Portugal: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Japan
5
in 2018
Portugal
5
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5 against 5 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1830s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1840s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1850s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1860s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 5 | 4 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 5 | 4 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 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, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 5 against 5 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Japan and Portugal?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Japan ranks 1st and Portugal 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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About this data
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).