Chile vs Japan: Liberal democracy
Chile
3
in 2025
Japan
3
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3 against 3 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.8889 | 0 | 0.8889 | Chile |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 3 | 0.1667 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Chile or Japan?
- Chile, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Chile and Japan?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Chile ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.