Chile vs Japan: Human rights index vdem
Chile
0.93
in 2025
Japan
0.925
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Japan rank
20th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 19 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.095 | 0.09 | 0.005 | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.0952 | 0.09 | 0.0052 | Chile |
| 1800s | 0.0938 | 0.09 | 0.0038 | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.182 | 0.09 | 0.092 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.4363 | 0.09 | 0.3463 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.3406 | 0.09 | 0.2506 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.4797 | 0.09 | 0.3897 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.4562 | 0.1008 | 0.3554 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.5933 | 0.1206 | 0.4727 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.6566 | 0.4842 | 0.1724 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.6708 | 0.501 | 0.1698 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.5941 | 0.5408 | 0.0533 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.6234 | 0.5755 | 0.0479 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.625 | 0.576 | 0.049 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.6015 | 0.572 | 0.0295 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.6111 | 0.5079 | 0.1032 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.6552 | 0.5777 | 0.0775 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.6224 | 0.8863 | 0.2639 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.775 | 0.925 | 0.15 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.332 | 0.9371 | 0.6051 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2033 | 0.9385 | 0.7352 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9319 | 0.94 | 0.0081 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9415 | 0.9404 | 0.0011 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9394 | 0.9348 | 0.0046 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9147 | 0.9207 | 0.006 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Chile or Japan?
- Chile, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Chile and Japan?
- 0.005, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Chile ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.