Japan vs Lithuania: Universal right to vote in practice
Japan
2
in 2025
Lithuania
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Japan ranks 1st and Lithuania 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).