Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Czechia or Japan?

Czechia, at 0.767 against 0.758 in Japan as of 2025.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs Japan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Czechia

0.767

in 2025

Japan

0.758

in 2025

Czechia rank

9th

Japan rank

12th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Czechia
Japan

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.767 against 0.758 in Japan, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.308	0.17	0.138	Czechia
1920s	0.6506	0.177	0.4736	Czechia
1930s	0.5775	0.1755	0.402	Czechia
1940s	0.1963	0.2349	0.0386	Japan
1950s	0.2381	0.6235	0.3854	Japan
1960s	0.2482	0.7409	0.4927	Japan
1970s	0.2397	0.7487	0.509	Japan
1980s	0.2493	0.751	0.5017	Japan
1990s	0.7935	0.7543	0.0392	Czechia
2000s	0.8055	0.763	0.0425	Czechia
2010s	0.7694	0.7511	0.0183	Czechia
2020s	0.753	0.7553	0.0023	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Czechia or Japan?: Czechia, at 0.767 against 0.758 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Czechia and Japan?: 0.009, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Czechia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.