Japan vs South Korea: Deliberative Democracy Index
Japan
0.729
in 2025
South Korea
0.751
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
South Korea rank
16th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.751 against 0.729 in Japan, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.148 | 0.0146 | 0.1334 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.1489 | 0.0137 | 0.1352 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.1563 | 0.015 | 0.1413 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1153 | 0.015 | 0.1003 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1579 | 0.0225 | 0.1354 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.5616 | 0.0526 | 0.509 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.711 | 0.0732 | 0.6378 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7237 | 0.0429 | 0.6808 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7299 | 0.1674 | 0.5625 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7372 | 0.6106 | 0.1266 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7468 | 0.7469 | 0.0001 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.7352 | 0.6437 | 0.0915 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.7323 | 0.7003 | 0.032 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.751 against 0.729 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.022, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Japan ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.