Which has higher key features of human rights, Barbados or Japan?

Japan, at 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Japan: Key features of human rights

Barbados

0.918

in 2025

Japan

0.925

in 2025

Barbados rank

21st

Japan rank

20th

Key features of human rights over time

Barbados
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.6	0.5755	0.0245	Barbados
1910s	0.6	0.576	0.024	Barbados
1920s	0.6	0.572	0.028	Barbados
1930s	0.6043	0.5079	0.0964	Barbados
1940s	0.6599	0.5777	0.0822	Barbados
1950s	0.7116	0.8863	0.1747	Japan
1960s	0.7991	0.925	0.1259	Japan
1970s	0.8908	0.9371	0.0463	Japan
1980s	0.903	0.9385	0.0355	Japan
1990s	0.91	0.94	0.03	Japan
2000s	0.9088	0.9404	0.0316	Japan
2010s	0.9107	0.9348	0.0241	Japan
2020s	0.9197	0.9207	0.001	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Barbados or Japan?: Japan, at 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Barbados and Japan?: 0.007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for key features of human rights?: Barbados ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.