China vs Japan: Suffrage
China
100
in 2025
Japan
100
in 2025
China rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 100 against 100 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 5 | Japan |
| 1910s | 8 | 5 | 3 | China |
| 1920s | 10 | 26 | 16 | Japan |
| 1930s | 10 | 50 | 40 | Japan |
| 1940s | 37 | 65 | 28 | Japan |
| 1950s | 98.8 | 100 | 1.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 98 | 100 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 98 | 100 | 2 | Japan |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, China or Japan?
- China, at 100 against 100 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between China and Japan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for suffrage?
- China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.