Djibouti vs Japan: Universal right to vote in practice
Djibouti
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Djibouti rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Djibouti
- Japan
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Djibouti or Japan?
- Djibouti, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Djibouti and Japan?
- 0, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Japan?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Djibouti ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- 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).