Indonesia vs Japan

Indonesia vs Japan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.46 of 1 in Indonesia and 0.82 of 1 in Japan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.77 times that in Indonesia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Indonesia vs Japan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.46 of 1 in Indonesia and 0.82 of 1 in Japan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.36 of 1, or 1.77 times that in Indonesia.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1800.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIndonesiaJapanWorld
20250.460.820.48
20240.50.820.49
20230.540.830.49
20220.560.820.5
20210.550.820.5
20200.570.830.51
20190.60.830.52
20180.60.830.52
20170.630.820.52
20160.640.820.52
20150.650.820.52
20140.660.820.52
20130.670.820.52
20120.690.850.53
20110.690.850.53
20100.690.850.52
20090.680.850.52
20080.710.850.52
20070.70.850.52
20060.70.850.52
20050.70.840.52
20040.690.840.51
20030.670.840.51
20020.670.840.5
20010.670.840.49
20000.670.840.49
19990.550.840.49
19980.290.840.49
19970.20.840.49
19960.190.840.48
19950.190.840.47
19940.190.840.47
19930.190.840.46
19920.190.840.44
19910.20.840.42
19900.190.840.41
19890.190.830.36
19880.190.830.36
19870.190.830.35
19860.190.840.34
19850.190.840.34
19840.190.840.33
19830.190.840.32
19820.190.840.32
19810.190.840.32
19800.190.840.32
19790.190.840.31
19780.190.840.3
19770.20.840.3
19760.220.830.29
19750.220.830.29
19740.230.830.29
19730.230.830.29
19720.230.840.29
19710.210.840.29
19700.190.840.29
19690.190.830.29
19680.190.830.3
19670.190.830.29
19660.20.830.29
19650.220.830.3
19640.220.830.3
19630.220.830.3
19620.220.830.29
19610.220.830.29
19600.240.830.28
19590.420.830.27
19580.460.820.27
19570.540.820.27
19560.610.820.26
19550.280.810.25
19540.260.780.25
19530.260.780.24
19520.260.620.24
19510.260.380.24
19500.220.380.23
19490.20.370.22
19480.170.370.22
19470.170.370.21
19460.170.310.19
19450.110.180.16
19440.030.140.14
19430.030.140.14
19420.030.140.14
19410.030.150.15
19400.030.150.15
19390.040.170.17
19380.040.170.17
19370.040.170.17
19360.040.20.17
19350.040.190.17
19340.040.20.18
19330.040.20.18
19320.040.20.19
19310.040.210.18
19300.040.210.18
19290.040.210.19
19280.040.210.19
19270.040.210.19
19260.040.210.19
19250.040.190.19
19240.040.190.19
19230.040.190.19
19220.040.190.19
19210.040.190.19
19200.040.190.18
19190.040.180.16
19180.040.180.15
19170.040.180.15
19160.040.180.15
19150.040.180.15
19140.040.170.15
19130.040.170.15
19120.040.170.15
19110.040.170.15
19100.040.170.15
19090.040.170.15
19080.040.170.15
19070.030.170.15
19060.030.170.15
19050.030.170.15
19040.030.170.14
19030.030.180.14
19020.030.170.15
19010.030.170.14
19000.020.170.14
18990.020.160.22
18980.020.160.22
18970.020.160.22
18960.020.160.22
18950.020.160.22
18940.020.160.21
18930.020.150.21
18920.020.150.21
18910.020.170.2
18900.020.130.2
18890.020.080.2
18880.020.080.2
18870.020.080.2
18860.020.080.19
18850.020.080.19
18840.020.080.2
18830.020.080.19
18820.020.080.19
18810.020.080.19
18800.020.080.19
18790.020.080.19
18780.020.080.18
18770.020.080.18
18760.020.080.19
18750.020.080.18
18740.020.080.18
18730.020.080.18
18720.020.080.18
18710.020.080.18
18700.020.080.18
18690.020.050.17
18680.020.040.17
18670.020.030.17
18660.020.030.16
18650.020.030.16
18640.020.030.16
18630.020.030.16
18620.020.030.16
18610.020.030.15
18600.020.030.15
18590.020.030.14
18580.020.030.14
18570.020.030.14
18560.020.030.13
18550.020.030.13
18540.020.030.13
18530.020.030.13
18520.020.030.13
18510.020.030.13
18500.020.030.13
18490.020.030.15
18480.020.030.13
18470.020.030.11
18460.020.030.11
18450.020.030.11
18440.020.030.11
18430.020.030.1
18420.020.030.1
18410.020.030.1
18400.020.030.1
18390.020.030.1
18380.020.030.09
18370.020.030.09
18360.020.030.1
18350.020.030.09
18340.020.030.09
18330.020.030.09
18320.020.030.09
18310.020.030.09
18300.020.030.09
18290.020.030.08
18280.020.030.08
18270.020.030.09
18260.020.030.08
18250.020.030.08
18240.020.030.08
18230.020.030.08
18220.020.030.08
18210.020.030.07
18200.020.030.07
18190.020.030.06
18180.020.030.06
18170.020.030.06
18160.020.030.06
18150.020.030.06
18140.020.030.05
18130.020.030.05
18120.020.030.06
18110.020.030.06
18100.020.030.06
18090.020.030.05
18080.020.030.05
18070.020.030.05
18060.020.030.05
18050.020.030.05
18040.020.030.05
18030.020.030.05
18020.020.030.05
18010.020.030.05
18000.020.030.05
1799–0.030.05
1798–0.030.06
1797–0.030.05
1796–0.030.05
1795–0.030.05
1794–0.030.05
1793–0.030.05
1792–0.030.05
1791–0.030.05
1790–0.030.05
1789–0.030.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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