Japan vs Taiwan: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Japan
5
in 2018
Taiwan
5
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Japan
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Japan ahead.

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

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 5 4 1 Japan
1960s 5 4 1 Japan
1970s 5 4 1 Japan
1980s 5 3.4 1.6 Japan
1990s 5 4.4 0.6 Japan
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 Taiwan?
Japan, at 5 against 5 in Taiwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Japan and Taiwan?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Japan ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).