Japan vs Netherlands: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Japan
0.758
in 2025
Netherlands
0.739
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Netherlands rank
13th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.758 against 0.739 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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 | 0.1643 | 0.2743 | 0.11 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1676 | 0.2999 | 0.1323 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.177 | 0.5063 | 0.3293 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.1755 | 0.5144 | 0.3389 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.2349 | 0.3786 | 0.1437 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.6235 | 0.6622 | 0.0387 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.7409 | 0.707 | 0.0339 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7487 | 0.7606 | 0.0119 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.751 | 0.7784 | 0.0274 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7543 | 0.781 | 0.0267 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.763 | 0.7918 | 0.0288 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7511 | 0.8008 | 0.0497 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7553 | 0.756 | 0.0007 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 0.758 against 0.739 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.019, with Japan 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 egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Japan ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.