Cote d'Ivoire vs Japan: Universal right to vote in practice
Cote d'Ivoire
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Japan
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Cote d'Ivoire or Japan?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?
- 0, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).