Indonesia vs Japan: Competitive elections
Indonesia
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Indonesia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 226 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Japan |
| 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, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Indonesia and Japan?
- 0, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Indonesia 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.