Japan vs Netherlands: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Japan
0.729
in 2025
Netherlands
0.742
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
Netherlands rank
17th
Deliberative democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.742 against 0.729 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Japan ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.