Which has higher equal rights protection index, Japan or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 0.986 against 0.978 in Japan as of 2025.

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

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Japan vs Luxembourg: Equal Rights Protection Index

Japan

0.978

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.986

in 2025

Japan rank

3rd

Luxembourg rank

1st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Japan
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.986 against 0.978 in Japan, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Luxembourg in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1820s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1830s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1840s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1850s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1860s	0.285	0.678	0.393	Luxembourg
1870s	0.461	0.678	0.217	Luxembourg
1880s	0.461	0.678	0.217	Luxembourg
1890s	0.488	0.678	0.19	Luxembourg
1900s	0.79	0.738	0.052	Japan
1910s	0.7999	0.6774	0.1225	Japan
1920s	0.8018	0.748	0.0538	Japan
1930s	0.803	0.748	0.055	Japan
1940s	0.846	0.7498	0.0962	Japan
1950s	0.9601	0.92	0.0401	Japan
1960s	0.979	0.92	0.059	Japan
1970s	0.979	0.92	0.059	Japan
1980s	0.979	0.92	0.059	Japan
1990s	0.979	0.986	0.007	Luxembourg
2000s	0.979	0.986	0.007	Luxembourg
2010s	0.9774	0.986	0.0086	Luxembourg
2020s	0.9773	0.9777	0.0003	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Japan or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 0.986 against 0.978 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Japan and Luxembourg?: 0.008, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Japan ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.