Guatemala vs Japan: Universal right to vote
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Japan
2
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Guatemala
- Japan
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 220 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 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, Guatemala or Japan?
- Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Guatemala and Japan?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Japan?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Japan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Guatemala 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.