Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Japan or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.729 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Japan vs Netherlands: Deliberative Democracy Index

Japan

0.729

in 2025

Netherlands

0.742

in 2025

Japan rank

18th

Netherlands rank

17th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Japan
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.742 against 0.729 in Japan, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.148	0.369	0.221	Netherlands
1910s	0.1489	0.3851	0.2362	Netherlands
1920s	0.1563	0.5629	0.4066	Netherlands
1930s	0.1153	0.5722	0.4569	Netherlands
1940s	0.1579	0.3752	0.2173	Netherlands
1950s	0.5616	0.6714	0.1098	Netherlands
1960s	0.711	0.7108	0.0002	Japan
1970s	0.7237	0.7856	0.0619	Netherlands
1980s	0.7299	0.7974	0.0675	Netherlands
1990s	0.7372	0.79	0.0528	Netherlands
2000s	0.7468	0.7902	0.0434	Netherlands
2010s	0.7352	0.8092	0.074	Netherlands
2020s	0.7323	0.7837	0.0513	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Japan or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.729 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Japan and Netherlands?: 0.013, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Japan ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.