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

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

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

171 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Japan vs Poland: Key features of human rights

Japan

0.925

in 2025

Poland

0.918

in 2025

Japan rank

20th

Poland rank

21st

Key features of human rights over time

Japan
Poland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.09	0.569	0.479	Poland
1790s	0.09	0.5023	0.4123	Poland
1800s	0.09	0.554	0.464	Poland
1810s	0.09	0.4831	0.3931	Poland
1820s	0.09	0.3675	0.2775	Poland
1830s	0.09	0.2462	0.1562	Poland
1840s	0.09	0.191	0.101	Poland
1850s	0.1008	0.205	0.1042	Poland
1860s	0.102	0.1729	0.0709	Poland
1910s	0.578	0.8555	0.2775	Poland
1920s	0.572	0.8224	0.2504	Poland
1930s	0.5122	0.7103	0.1981	Poland
1940s	0.6755	0.2742	0.4013	Japan
1950s	0.8863	0.321	0.5653	Japan
1960s	0.925	0.4514	0.4736	Japan
1970s	0.9371	0.4673	0.4698	Japan
1980s	0.9385	0.4924	0.4461	Japan
1990s	0.94	0.9503	0.0103	Poland
2000s	0.9404	0.9493	0.0089	Poland
2010s	0.9348	0.9147	0.0201	Japan
2020s	0.9207	0.8543	0.0663	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Japan or Poland?: Japan, at 0.925 against 0.918 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Japan and Poland?: 0.007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for key features of human rights?: Japan ranks 20th and Poland ranks 21st 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.