Japan vs Peru: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
Peru
100.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Japan
- Peru
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Peru | 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% | 4.0% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 12.8% | 12.8% | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | Peru |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 7.5% | 5.0% | Peru |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | Peru |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% | Peru |
| 1920s | 26.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 65.0% | 20.0% | 45.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 35.0% | 65.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 54.5% | 45.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | Japan |
| 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 Peru?
- Japan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Japan and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Peru?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Peru rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Japan ranks 1st and Peru 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.