Japan vs Latvia: Equal rights protection index

Japan
0.978
in 2025
Latvia
0.958
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Latvia rank
6th

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Japan
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.978 against 0.958 in Latvia, a difference of 0.02.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1790s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1800s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1810s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1820s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1830s 0.285 0.037 0.248 Japan
1840s 0.285 0.0392 0.2458 Japan
1850s 0.285 0.048 0.237 Japan
1860s 0.285 0.0468 0.2382 Japan
1870s 0.461 0.046 0.415 Japan
1880s 0.461 0.046 0.415 Japan
1890s 0.488 0.046 0.442 Japan
1900s 0.79 0.0664 0.7236 Japan
1910s 0.7999 0.154 0.6459 Japan
1920s 0.8018 0.793 0.0088 Japan
1930s 0.803 0.793 0.01 Japan
1940s 0.846 0.63 0.216 Japan
1950s 0.9601 0.6582 0.3019 Japan
1960s 0.979 0.6746 0.3044 Japan
1970s 0.979 0.6812 0.2978 Japan
1980s 0.979 0.6729 0.3061 Japan
1990s 0.979 0.8162 0.1628 Japan
2000s 0.979 0.8375 0.1415 Japan
2010s 0.9774 0.9232 0.0542 Japan
2020s 0.9773 0.9575 0.0198 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Japan or Latvia?
Japan, at 0.978 against 0.958 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Japan and Latvia?
0.02, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Japan ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 6th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal rights protection index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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