Japan vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote in practice
Japan
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Japan ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).