Japan vs Spain: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Japan
0.988
in 2025
Spain
0.988
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Spain rank
5th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.988 against 0.988 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.067 | 0.242 | 0.175 | Spain |
| 1790s | 0.067 | 0.242 | 0.175 | Spain |
| 1800s | 0.067 | 0.242 | 0.175 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.067 | 0.4226 | 0.3556 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.067 | 0.474 | 0.407 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.0726 | 0.474 | 0.4014 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.131 | 0.358 | 0.227 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.131 | 0 | 0.131 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.1508 | 0 | 0.1508 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.257 | 0 | 0.257 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.284 | 0 | 0.284 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5159 | 0 | 0.5159 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.988 | 0 | 0.988 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0 | 0.988 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0 | 0.988 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.9886 | 0.0006 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.992 | 0.004 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.992 | 0.004 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.988 | 0.9887 | 0.0007 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 0.988 against 0.988 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Japan and Spain?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Japan ranks 5th and Spain 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.