Gambia vs Japan: Universal right to vote in practice
Gambia
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Gambia
- Japan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | 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 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 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, Gambia or Japan?
- Gambia, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Gambia and Japan?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Japan?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Gambia 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.
Individual pages
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).