Germany vs Japan: Suffrage
Germany
100
in 2025
Japan
100
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 100 against 100 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Germany |
| 1850s | 20 | 0 | 20 | Germany |
| 1860s | 20 | 0 | 20 | Germany |
| 1870s | 47 | 0 | 47 | Germany |
| 1880s | 50 | 0 | 50 | Germany |
| 1890s | 50 | 2.5 | 47.5 | Germany |
| 1900s | 50 | 5 | 45 | Germany |
| 1910s | 55 | 5 | 50 | Germany |
| 1920s | 100 | 26 | 74 | Germany |
| 1930s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Germany |
| 1940s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Germany |
| 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, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 100 against 100 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Germany and Japan?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for suffrage?
- Germany 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.