Japan vs Norway: Competitive elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Japan and Norway?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for competitive elections?
- Japan ranks 1st and Norway 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.