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

Taiwan, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan as of 2025.

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

232 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 Taiwan: Key features of human rights

Japan

0.925

in 2025

Taiwan

0.93

in 2025

Japan rank

20th

Taiwan rank

18th

Key features of human rights over time

Japan
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Taiwan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.09	0.124	0.034	Taiwan
1790s	0.09	0.1228	0.0328	Taiwan
1800s	0.09	0.121	0.031	Taiwan
1810s	0.09	0.121	0.031	Taiwan
1820s	0.09	0.121	0.031	Taiwan
1830s	0.09	0.121	0.031	Taiwan
1840s	0.09	0.121	0.031	Taiwan
1850s	0.1008	0.1024	0.0016	Taiwan
1860s	0.1206	0.1221	0.0015	Taiwan
1870s	0.4842	0.136	0.3482	Japan
1880s	0.501	0.136	0.365	Japan
1890s	0.534	0.126	0.408	Japan
1900s	0.5755	0.1477	0.4278	Japan
1910s	0.576	0.1768	0.3992	Japan
1920s	0.572	0.2373	0.3347	Japan
1930s	0.5079	0.1881	0.3198	Japan
1940s	0.5777	0.1797	0.398	Japan
1950s	0.8863	0.2055	0.6808	Japan
1960s	0.925	0.2517	0.6733	Japan
1970s	0.9371	0.2864	0.6507	Japan
1980s	0.9385	0.4814	0.4571	Japan
1990s	0.94	0.8094	0.1306	Japan
2000s	0.9404	0.9321	0.0083	Japan
2010s	0.9348	0.9392	0.0044	Taiwan
2020s	0.9207	0.9332	0.0125	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Japan or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Japan and Taiwan?: 0.005, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for key features of human rights?: Japan ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th 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.