Greece vs Japan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Greece
100.0%
in 2025
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece 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.
Greece ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | 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 | 35.0% | 0.0% | 35.0% | Greece |
| 1850s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Greece |
| 1860s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Greece |
| 1870s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Greece |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Greece |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 2.5% | 47.5% | Greece |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 5.0% | 45.0% | Greece |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 5.0% | 45.0% | Greece |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | Greece |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 65.0% | 15.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 85.0% | 100.0% | 15.0% | Japan |
| 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, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, 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 Greece and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Greece 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.