Japan vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
Japan
2
in 2025
Vietnam
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vietnam ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 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 Vietnam?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Japan and Vietnam?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Japan ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).