Belgium vs Japan: Equal rights protection index
Belgium
0.962
in 2025
Japan
0.978
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd
Equal rights protection index over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.978 against 0.962 in Belgium, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Japan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.731 | 0.285 | 0.446 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 0.6698 | 0.285 | 0.3848 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 0.578 | 0.285 | 0.293 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.3515 | 0.285 | 0.0665 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.194 | 0.285 | 0.091 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.825 | 0.285 | 0.54 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.825 | 0.285 | 0.54 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.825 | 0.285 | 0.54 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.825 | 0.285 | 0.54 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.825 | 0.461 | 0.364 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.825 | 0.461 | 0.364 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.825 | 0.488 | 0.337 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.8626 | 0.79 | 0.0726 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.869 | 0.7999 | 0.0691 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.8888 | 0.8018 | 0.087 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.894 | 0.803 | 0.091 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.894 | 0.846 | 0.048 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.951 | 0.9601 | 0.0091 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9587 | 0.979 | 0.0203 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.962 | 0.979 | 0.017 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.962 | 0.979 | 0.017 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.962 | 0.979 | 0.017 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.962 | 0.979 | 0.017 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.962 | 0.9774 | 0.0154 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.962 | 0.9773 | 0.0153 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.978 against 0.962 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.016, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.