Japan vs Sweden: Freedom of association index
Japan
0.924
in 2025
Sweden
0.931
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Sweden rank
1st
Freedom of association index over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.931 against 0.924 in Japan, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.06 | 0.249 | 0.189 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.06 | 0.2506 | 0.1906 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.06 | 0.2816 | 0.2216 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.06 | 0.5986 | 0.5386 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.06 | 0.5955 | 0.5355 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.06 | 0.5932 | 0.5332 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.06 | 0.8413 | 0.7813 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.06 | 0.8399 | 0.7799 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0613 | 0.8402 | 0.7789 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.29 | 0.8406 | 0.5506 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.29 | 0.8392 | 0.5492 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.4532 | 0.8387 | 0.3855 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4408 | 0.8265 | 0.3857 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4344 | 0.8313 | 0.3969 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4285 | 0.8593 | 0.4308 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3849 | 0.8592 | 0.4743 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4512 | 0.8953 | 0.4441 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.8599 | 0.9228 | 0.0629 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8915 | 0.923 | 0.0315 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8938 | 0.9289 | 0.0351 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8959 | 0.9331 | 0.0372 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8986 | 0.932 | 0.0334 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9001 | 0.9334 | 0.0333 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9101 | 0.9342 | 0.0241 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9258 | 0.9272 | 0.0013 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.931 against 0.924 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.007, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of association index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.