Greece vs Japan: Universal right to vote in practice
Greece
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Japan ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Greece and Japan?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Greece 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).