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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong elected regional governments index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
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