Japan vs Madagascar: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
Madagascar
100.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 26.0% | 0.0% | 26.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 65.0% | 4.0% | 61.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 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, Japan or Madagascar?
- Japan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Japan and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Japan ranks 1st and Madagascar 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.