Japan vs Moldova: Competitive elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Moldova
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Moldova rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Japan
- Moldova
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Moldova, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Moldova ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Moldova ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Moldova | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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, Japan or Moldova?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Japan and Moldova?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Moldova?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Moldova rank globally for competitive elections?
- Japan ranks 1st and Moldova 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.