Bangladesh vs Japan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Bangladesh
100.0%
in 2025
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Bangladesh
- Japan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 6.5% | 50.0% | 43.5% | Japan |
| 1940s | 37.0% | 65.0% | 28.0% | 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, Bangladesh or Japan?
- Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Bangladesh 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.