Japan vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Japan
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Japan, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Japan ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).