Japan vs Taïwan: Key features of human rights
Japan
0.925
in 2025
Taïwan
0.93
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
Taïwan rank
18th
Key features of human rights over time
- Japan
- Taïwan
How they compare
Taïwan 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 Taïwan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Taïwan ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Taïwan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taïwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.09 | 0.124 | 0.034 | Taïwan |
| 1790s | 0.09 | 0.1228 | 0.0328 | Taïwan |
| 1800s | 0.09 | 0.121 | 0.031 | Taïwan |
| 1810s | 0.09 | 0.121 | 0.031 | Taïwan |
| 1820s | 0.09 | 0.121 | 0.031 | Taïwan |
| 1830s | 0.09 | 0.121 | 0.031 | Taïwan |
| 1840s | 0.09 | 0.121 | 0.031 | Taïwan |
| 1850s | 0.1008 | 0.1024 | 0.0016 | Taïwan |
| 1860s | 0.1206 | 0.1221 | 0.0015 | Taïwan |
| 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 | Taïwan |
| 2020s | 0.9207 | 0.9332 | 0.0125 | Taïwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, Japan or Taïwan?
- Taïwan, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights between Japan and Taïwan?
- 0.005, with Taïwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taïwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taïwan rank globally for key features of human rights?
- Japan ranks 20th and Taïwan ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.