Colombia vs Japan: Strong elected regional governments index
Colombia
0.992
in 2025
Japan
0.988
in 2025
Colombia rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Strong elected regional governments index over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.992 against 0.988 in Japan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Colombia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.016 | 0.067 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.016 | 0.067 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.016 | 0.067 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.016 | 0.067 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.016 | 0.067 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.2551 | 0.067 | 0.1881 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.318 | 0.067 | 0.251 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.4488 | 0.067 | 0.3818 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.536 | 0.067 | 0.469 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.536 | 0.067 | 0.469 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.3396 | 0.0726 | 0.267 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.045 | 0.131 | 0.086 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.045 | 0.131 | 0.086 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.045 | 0.1508 | 0.1058 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.045 | 0.257 | 0.212 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.045 | 0.284 | 0.239 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.045 | 0.5159 | 0.4709 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0586 | 0.988 | 0.9294 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.113 | 0.988 | 0.875 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.113 | 0.988 | 0.875 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1946 | 0.988 | 0.7934 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9021 | 0.988 | 0.0859 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9908 | 0.988 | 0.0028 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.992 | 0.988 | 0.004 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.9928 | 0.988 | 0.0048 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Colombia or Japan?
- Colombia, at 0.992 against 0.988 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Colombia and Japan?
- 0.004, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong elected regional governments index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.