Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Universal suffrage lexical
Japan
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Universal suffrage lexical over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 suffrage lexical, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal suffrage lexical between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for universal suffrage lexical?
- Japan ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Universal suffrage lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.