Argentina vs Japan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Argentina
100.0%
in 2025
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Argentina
- Japan
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 20.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | Argentina |
| 1820s | 44.0% | 0.0% | 44.0% | Argentina |
| 1830s | 35.0% | 0.0% | 35.0% | Argentina |
| 1840s | 35.0% | 0.0% | 35.0% | Argentina |
| 1850s | 36.5% | 0.0% | 36.5% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 2.5% | 47.5% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 5.0% | 45.0% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 5.0% | 45.0% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 60.0% | 65.0% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Argentina or Japan?
- Argentina, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Argentina and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.