Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Denmark or Japan?

Japan, at 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Denmark vs Japan: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Denmark

0.987

in 2025

Japan

0.988

in 2025

Denmark rank

7th

Japan rank

5th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Denmark
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.011	0.067	0.056	Japan
1790s	0.011	0.067	0.056	Japan
1800s	0.011	0.067	0.056	Japan
1810s	0.011	0.067	0.056	Japan
1820s	0.011	0.067	0.056	Japan
1830s	0.0143	0.067	0.0527	Japan
1840s	0.1052	0.067	0.0382	Denmark
1850s	0.1715	0.067	0.1045	Denmark
1860s	0.3259	0.067	0.2589	Denmark
1870s	0.58	0.067	0.513	Denmark
1880s	0.58	0.0726	0.5074	Denmark
1890s	0.58	0.131	0.449	Denmark
1900s	0.58	0.131	0.449	Denmark
1910s	0.58	0.1508	0.4292	Denmark
1920s	0.58	0.257	0.323	Denmark
1930s	0.58	0.284	0.296	Denmark
1940s	0.58	0.5159	0.0641	Denmark
1950s	0.58	0.988	0.408	Japan
1960s	0.673	0.988	0.315	Japan
1970s	0.9844	0.988	0.0036	Japan
1980s	0.99	0.988	0.002	Denmark
1990s	0.99	0.988	0.002	Denmark
2000s	0.9867	0.988	0.0013	Japan
2010s	0.9745	0.988	0.0135	Japan
2020s	0.9823	0.988	0.0057	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Denmark or Japan?: Japan, at 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Denmark and Japan?: 0.001, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Denmark ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Japan: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-regional-governments-index/denmark/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-regional-governments-index/denmark/japan/">Denmark vs Japan: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.