Japan vs Vanuatu: Freedom of expression index
Japan
0.847
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.848
in 2025
Japan rank
43rd
Vanuatu rank
42nd
Freedom of expression index over time
- Japan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.848 against 0.847 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Japan ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4576 | 0.4912 | 0.0336 | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.4821 | 0.505 | 0.0229 | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.4413 | 0.505 | 0.0637 | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.2913 | 0.525 | 0.2337 | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.3659 | 0.546 | 0.1801 | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.879 | 0.5518 | 0.3272 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.918 | 0.553 | 0.365 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.923 | 0.6616 | 0.2614 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.922 | 0.899 | 0.023 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.923 | 0.9079 | 0.0151 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9231 | 0.91 | 0.0131 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8834 | 0.9125 | 0.0291 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.851 | 0.8923 | 0.0413 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Japan or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.848 against 0.847 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Japan and Vanuatu?
- 0.001, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vanuatu rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Japan ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.