Ireland vs Japan: Equal rights protection index
Ireland
0.958
in 2025
Japan
0.978
in 2025
Ireland rank
6th
Japan rank
3rd
Equal rights protection index over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.978 against 0.958 in Ireland, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.023 | 0.285 | 0.262 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.023 | 0.285 | 0.262 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.023 | 0.285 | 0.262 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.023 | 0.285 | 0.262 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.0372 | 0.285 | 0.2478 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.165 | 0.285 | 0.12 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.165 | 0.285 | 0.12 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.1699 | 0.285 | 0.1151 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.214 | 0.285 | 0.071 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.4175 | 0.461 | 0.0435 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.621 | 0.461 | 0.16 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.621 | 0.488 | 0.133 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.685 | 0.79 | 0.105 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.6964 | 0.7999 | 0.1035 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.7774 | 0.8018 | 0.0244 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.831 | 0.803 | 0.028 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.831 | 0.846 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.831 | 0.9601 | 0.1291 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.859 | 0.979 | 0.12 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.887 | 0.979 | 0.092 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.905 | 0.979 | 0.074 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9482 | 0.979 | 0.0308 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9503 | 0.979 | 0.0287 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9487 | 0.9774 | 0.0287 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.958 | 0.9773 | 0.0193 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.978 against 0.958 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.02, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Ireland ranks 6th 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.