Japan vs Sweden: Suffrage
Japan
100
in 2025
Sweden
100
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100 against 100 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 15.6 | 15.6 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 16.6 | 16.6 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 17.7 | 15.2 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 5 | 21.1 | 16.1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 5 | 40 | 35 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 26 | 88 | 62 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 50 | 100 | 50 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 65 | 100 | 35 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 100 against 100 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Japan and Sweden?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for suffrage?
- Japan ranks 1st and Sweden 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.