Japan vs Switzerland: Gender of the head of government
Japan
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gender of the head of government over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0.3333 | 0.1667 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of government, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1799 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gender of the head of government?
- Japan ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.