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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Akihito
vspolitics · Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 · monarch
Elizabeth II
politics · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 · monarch
Public office comparison
Elizabeth II leads 2–0 on 2 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 30 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once70 yrs
- 2Offices held19
- 30 yrsLongest single term70 yrs
- 1989In office since1952
Recognition
- —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees5
- 40State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored35
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 40State order35
Profile
- 92Age96
- 23 December 1933Born21 April 1926
- Tokyo Imperial PalaceBirthplace17 Bruton Street, Mayfair
- JapanNationalityUnited Kingdom
- monarch, ichthyologist, zoologistKnown asmonarch, auto mechanic, truck driver
- 62 yrsCareer span71 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 66Entries163
- 0Quotes4
- 66Records147
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.