Japan vs Republic of Korea: Liberal democracy row, gaps filled

Japan
3
in 2025
Republic of Korea
3
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Republic of Korea rank
1st

Liberal democracy row, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
0123178919072025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3 against 3 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.1 0.2 0.1 Republic of Korea
1950s 2.4 1 1.4 Japan
1960s 3 0.9 2.1 Japan
1970s 3 1 2 Japan
1980s 3 1.2 1.8 Japan
1990s 3 2.7 0.3 Japan
2000s 3 3 0
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 2.83 0.1667 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy row, gaps filled, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at 3 against 3 in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy row, gaps filled between Japan and Republic of Korea?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for liberal democracy row, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Liberal democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Liberal democracy row, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Liberal democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.