Belize vs Japan: Competitive elections
Belize
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Belize
- Japan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 164 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Belize or Japan?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Belize and Japan?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Japan?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Japan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Belize ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.