Iran vs Japan

Iran vs Japan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.82 of 1 in Japan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.66 of 1, or 5.15 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Iran vs Japan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.82 of 1 in Japan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.66 of 1, or 5.15 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 1945, when it overtook Iran.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIranJapanWorld
20250.160.820.48
20240.170.820.49
20230.150.830.49
20220.150.820.5
20210.160.820.5
20200.170.830.51
20190.180.830.52
20180.180.830.52
20170.190.820.52
20160.190.820.52
20150.190.820.52
20140.180.820.52
20130.170.820.52
20120.160.850.53
20110.150.850.53
20100.140.850.52
20090.160.850.52
20080.170.850.52
20070.170.850.52
20060.170.850.52
20050.180.840.52
20040.210.840.51
20030.230.840.51
20020.230.840.5
20010.230.840.49
20000.230.840.49
19990.230.840.49
19980.230.840.49
19970.220.840.49
19960.170.840.48
19950.170.840.47
19940.170.840.47
19930.160.840.46
19920.160.840.44
19910.160.840.42
19900.160.840.41
19890.170.830.36
19880.180.830.36
19870.170.830.35
19860.110.840.34
19850.110.840.34
19840.110.840.33
19830.10.840.32
19820.110.840.32
19810.120.840.32
19800.170.840.32
19790.160.840.31
19780.110.840.3
19770.110.840.3
19760.110.830.29
19750.110.830.29
19740.110.830.29
19730.110.830.29
19720.110.840.29
19710.110.840.29
19700.110.840.29
19690.110.830.29
19680.110.830.3
19670.110.830.29
19660.110.830.29
19650.110.830.3
19640.110.830.3
19630.060.830.3
19620.060.830.29
19610.060.830.29
19600.060.830.28
19590.060.830.27
19580.060.820.27
19570.060.820.27
19560.060.820.26
19550.10.810.25
19540.060.780.25
19530.120.780.24
19520.210.620.24
19510.190.380.24
19500.160.380.23
19490.160.370.22
19480.160.370.22
19470.160.370.21
19460.160.310.19
19450.160.180.16
19440.160.140.14
19430.130.140.14
19420.120.140.14
19410.10.150.15
19400.110.150.15
19390.110.170.17
19380.110.170.17
19370.110.170.17
19360.110.20.17
19350.110.190.17
19340.110.20.18
19330.110.20.18
19320.110.20.19
19310.120.210.18
19300.120.210.18
19290.120.210.19
19280.120.210.19
19270.120.210.19
19260.060.210.19
19250.080.190.19
19240.120.190.19
19230.110.190.19
19220.150.190.19
19210.090.190.19
19200.120.190.18
19190.120.180.16
19180.120.180.15
19170.120.180.15
19160.120.180.15
19150.120.180.15
19140.120.170.15
19130.120.170.15
19120.120.170.15
19110.140.170.15
19100.140.170.15
19090.110.170.15
19080.120.170.15
19070.120.170.15
19060.080.170.15
19050.030.170.15
19040.030.170.14
19030.030.180.14
19020.030.170.15
19010.030.170.14
19000.030.170.14
1899–0.160.22
1898–0.160.22
1897–0.160.22
1896–0.160.22
1895–0.160.22
1894–0.160.21
1893–0.150.21
1892–0.150.21
1891–0.170.2
1890–0.130.2
1889–0.080.2
1888–0.080.2
1887–0.080.2
1886–0.080.19
1885–0.080.19
1884–0.080.2
1883–0.080.19
1882–0.080.19
1881–0.080.19
1880–0.080.19
1879–0.080.19
1878–0.080.18
1877–0.080.18
1876–0.080.19
1875–0.080.18
1874–0.080.18
1873–0.080.18
1872–0.080.18
1871–0.080.18
1870–0.080.18
1869–0.050.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.030.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820–0.030.07
1819–0.030.06
1818–0.030.06
1817–0.030.06
1816–0.030.06
1815–0.030.06
1814–0.030.05
1813–0.030.05
1812–0.030.06
1811–0.030.06
1810–0.030.06
1809–0.030.05
1808–0.030.05
1807–0.030.05
1806–0.030.05
1805–0.030.05
1804–0.030.05
1803–0.030.05
1802–0.030.05
1801–0.030.05
1800–0.030.05
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

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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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