Japan vs United Kingdom: Strong elected regional governments index
Japan
0.988
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.99
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
4th
Strong elected regional governments index over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.99 against 0.988 in Japan, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and United Kingdom in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.067 | 0.049 | 0.018 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.067 | 0.049 | 0.018 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.067 | 0.049 | 0.018 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.067 | 0.049 | 0.018 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.067 | 0.049 | 0.018 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.067 | 0.1325 | 0.0655 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.067 | 0.216 | 0.149 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.067 | 0.216 | 0.149 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.067 | 0.216 | 0.149 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.067 | 0.216 | 0.149 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.0726 | 0.3373 | 0.2647 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.131 | 0.877 | 0.746 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.131 | 0.877 | 0.746 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1508 | 0.877 | 0.7262 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.257 | 0.877 | 0.62 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.284 | 0.877 | 0.593 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.5159 | 0.877 | 0.3611 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.988 | 0.877 | 0.111 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0.877 | 0.111 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0.877 | 0.111 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.877 | 0.111 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.877 | 0.111 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.972 | 0.016 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.988 | 0.972 | 0.016 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.988 | 0.9682 | 0.0198 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.99 against 0.988 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.002, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Japan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th 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.